President Dissolves Hajj Committee

President John Dramani Mahama has in consultation with the National Chief Imam dissolved the National Hajj Committee. A statement signed by the Spokesperson to the President, John Abdulai Jinapor, said the dissolution of the Committee takes immediate effect. The President has meanwhile appointed Ibrahim Abdul Rauf Tanko, a former Member of Parliament for Yagaba-Kubori in the Northern Region, to manage the activities of the Hajj Committee until a substantive Committee is constituted. John Abdulai JINAPOR PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ACCRA [January 10, 2012]