Alhaji A.B.A. Fuseini, Head of Corporate Affairs at the Hajj Taskforce, has dismissed concerns over overcrowding and inadequate lodging at Ghanaian Hajj camps, insisting that every officially registered pilgrim was provided with proper accommodation.
His response follows a Facebook post by pollster Mussa Dankwah, who claimed that nearly 6,000 pilgrims were crammed into facilities designed for 5,000, forcing some to sleep outdoors.
However, Fuseini refuted these assertions in an interview on Citi Eyewitness News on Monday June 9, stating, “The Hajj Taskforce provided space for every pilgrim… Every pilgrim under the hedges of the Hajj Taskforce was provided a tent. There was not a single person who went on the ticket of the Hajj Taskforce who was left to sleep outside. Every single one of them was given a space.”
He attributed any overcrowding issues to unregistered individuals, suggesting that their presence put a strain on available resources.
“If he said that there was a huge influx of illegal people who came in to compromise the space, is that the problem of the Hajj Taskforce?” he questioned.
Despite acknowledging that no event is flawless, Fuseini praised this year’s pilgrimage as one of the best-organised in recent history.
“This is one of the best organised Hajj pilgrimages. I am not by any set of logic indicating that it was perfect, but I can tell you that in terms of performance and other things, this is the highest number ever since we started going on pilgrimage that has patronised the Hajj — about 6,000 Ghanaian pilgrims,” he noted.
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