Indexing government scandals one at a time
There is growing rancour among members of the newly constituted Ghana Hajj Board as its chairman Sheikh IC Quaye is being accused of running a unilateral system.
The veteran politician allegedly gave the green light for some non-Muslims to go to Saudi Arabia during this year’s Hajj, which is strictly for Muslims.
“I’m talking about people who are not Muslims and not even part of the Board but were officially flown to Saudi as part of the Hajj team on the authority of the Chairman. It has never happened before as far as I’m concerned,” a board member stressed.
Some of the board members are also alleging that accommodation in Saudi was woefully inadequate although all pilgrims paid for the accommodation. They claim 12-10 pilgrims instead of four – as promised by the Board – occupied a room. “It was a serious issue.”
“For the first in the history of Hajj, most pilgrims could not return with their luggage. Five containers of the luggage of pilgrims are yet to arrive in Ghana,” the board member opined.
Oct. 23, 2017
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