…NCC Fetes New, Old Board Members
To revamp economic stunt growth in the country, more state government would need to key into the digital transformation blueprint of President Muhammadu Buhari, which unflinchingly supports deep internet penetration and unlimited telecommunication (telcoms) services across the country.
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known at a forum in honour of the newly appointed and old NCC Board members recently in Abuja.
According to Danbatta, the commission has instituted policy and human resources to see through the digital transformation agenda of Mr. President for the country leveraging the telecommunication sector.
He stated that telecommunication sector is putting a new face to the nations with percentage share of direct and indirect contributions to the nations Gross Domestic Product(GDP)
He explained that telcoms industry regulations, policy, innovations, solutions, creativity and support system should be embraced with open access as this would go along way to ensure that the federal governmnet digital blueprint materialises.
AZccording to Danbatta the commission has human and intellectual resources that pilot the affairs of the commission in tandem with the governmnet digital roadmap for the country.
He explained that the new Board members appointed are experienced and committed staff the Commission to the course of the public service and mandate of the Commission.
The Chairman Board of NCC, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, who heartily welcomed the new four board members into the fold of the telecom regulatory organisation presented them to stakeholders in the industry including; government functionaries, Mobile Network Operators, equipment vendors, representative of the Ministry of Communications and some agencies under the ministry.
The new members are Clement Baiye, Ubale Maska as Executive Commissioner, Technical Services and the trio of Prof. Millionaire Abowei; Aliyu Abubakar and Salman Abdul-Azeez – as Non-Executive Commissioners.
The out-gone Board members of the Commission include Sunday Dare, immediate past Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at NCC, now Minister of Sport and Youth Development; and Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume, an accomplished politician, businessman and administrator. Both voluntarily resigned their appointments for higher callings.
Speaking further in his welcome remarks, Danbatta thanked the out-gone Board members for their immense contributions to the successes recorded in the telecom industry so far, while assuring that the new Board, now larger in number, would do more to increase digital transformation momentum in the country.
“With the cummulative rich experience of our Board members now, spanning politics, ICT, telecoms engineering, politics, oil and gas, software apps development, legal, we are proud to say that while we have achieved a lot in the past, we now have a more robust team to achieve more,” he said.
In their goodwill messages, representatives of MNOs, thanked the Commission Board for providing the necessary direction and excellent regulations that have produces the enabling environment that has helped to achieve the impressive growth so far recorded in the industry.
They also promised to work harmoniously with the entire Board and Management of NCC towards sustaining the growth trajectory of telecommunications industry in Nigeria.
