The former Hajj Board has denied allegations of leaving behind a debt of more than GH₵81 million from previous pilgrimage trips. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Alhaji Collins Dauda, of the five-member interim Hajj Taskforce, clarified that the sum is owed to various service providers for the pilgrimage.
“The amount is $5,409,536.66. I asked a young man nearby to convert it into cedis, and he said it was GH₵81,142,899.90. This is the debt the task force has to tackle. It involves a company that handles catering for our pilgrimage in Mecca, the airline that flew our pilgrims last year, and a company that provides accommodation,” he explained..
However, former Hajj Board spokesperson Alhaji Abdul Rahman Gomda has refuted the claim. While acknowledging that there was an outstanding debt, he insisted that it was not up to the stated amount.
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“That is not the case. The actual amount owed is less than $5 million—it is $4,759,250. We inherited a debt—I repeat, we inherited a debt of $7.87 million when we took over,” Gomda stated in an interview on Accra-based Channel One TV.
He emphasized that the former Hajj Board worked diligently to clear the inherited debt. “I also wish to add that the word ‘discovery’ presupposes some hidden criminality on the part of the former board. No. The handing-over notes clearly included these financial challenges,” he explained.
Source: Accra Street Journal
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