07
Feb
The former Hajj Board has responded to claims made by the leader of the 2025 Hajj Task Force, Collins Dauda, regarding legacy debts from previous Hajj operations. In a statement signed by former Hajj Board Chairman Ben Abdallah Banda, the Board expressed concern over what it described as an incomplete narrative surrounding the debts inherited by successive administrations. According to the former Hajj Board, when the Nana Akufo-Addo administration took office in 2017, it inherited a $7.8 million debt from the previous Hajj managers under the NDC government. This amount included payments made by 425 fully paid prospective pilgrims who…