Alhaji Tanko Abdul Rauf
Alhaji Tanko Abdul Rauf has been appointed Chairman of the Ghana Hajj Board, as the Hajj Taskforce is dissolved.
The Ghana Hajj Agents Association has congratulated him on his appointment.
In a release, the major stakeholders in Hajj affairs said, “this marks not only a new chapter in the administration of the Hajj in Ghana but being his second coming into this critical role, having led the Board nine years ago, if Allah has brought him once again to this responsibility, it is a divine favour.”
In a subtle rebuke of last year’s administration of the Hajj, the agents stated that the lost confidence of the Islamic community must be built by a man who has institutional memory of the subject.
“His tenure begins at a difficult moment: the 2025 Hajj has not been fully closed, and outstanding issues remain unresolved. These include unpaid commissions, unsettled refunds for pilgrims who could not travel, unapproved deductions and lingering mistrust. Addressing these matters in collaboration with the immediate taskforce is essential, so that he may begin this new mandate on a clean slate,” the release pointed out.
His return, the release signed by Alhassan Zakaria, their chairman, said “should be about replacing inefficiency, incompetency and ineptitude with competence, accountability and excellence.”
They called for flight arrangements, housing, dignified feeding, reliable transportation, enhanced healthcare and stricter control against infiltration.
“Paid pilgrims must never again be denied the comfort and dignity they deserve,” the release added.
The new chairman is a one-time Member of Parliament (MP) for the Yagaba-Kubori Constituency.