Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has
commended Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC) for his show of support to the Honourable
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami.
The
association also extolled Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General,
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for his cordial
working relationship with the Honourable Minister.
President
of ATCON, Mr Olusola Teniola, made the commendations at a Virtual Conversation
on the Socio-Economic and Political Impact of Covid-19 on Telecom and ICT
Sector in Nigeria held on June 4, 2020.
Teniola
further attributed the contribution of a whopping 14.07% to nation’s GDP by the
Telecoms and ICT sector to the support given to Pantami by Danbatta and
Abdullahi.
“Permit me
to also commend Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO,
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi,
Director-General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency
(NITDA) for their show of support to the honourable Minister in moving the
industry to an enviable trajectory which can be explained by the recent 14.07%
Q12020 contribution of the Nigerian telecom and ICT sector to the country’s
GDP,” Teniola said.
The ATCON
President said the high-powered virtual meeting which was put together to
discuss the Socio-Economy and Political Impact of COVID-19 on Telecom and ICT
Sector in Nigeria was designed also to come up with lasting solutions to issues
that are militating against the growth of the telecommunications industry in
Nigeria post COVID-19.
He said objectives
of the virtual meeting include but not limited to ensuring effective regulation
and development and building of local capacities for the speedy spread of
telecom and ICT infrastructure facilities across the country.
Teniola also
stated other objectives of the meeting to include pushing for the buy-in of
governments at all levels to encourage telecom and ICT infrastructure
development in their respective states by encouraging rapid investment through
incentives such as tax holiday and provision of special intervention funds for
the sector by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
He
expressed delight that Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Honourable Minister of
Communications and Digital Economy accepted the invitation to the meeting which
he said was indicative of the honourable Minister’s tirelessness in working to
ensuring change in the narrative of the Nigerian telecoms and ICT sector in
general.
He stated
that the honourable Minister in the recent times has matched his words with
actions by getting President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval for the security of
all telecommunications infrastructure nationwide.
Teniola
also commended ATCON members saying “I also commend the efforts of our member
company CEOs who have been making right decisions to put us on this growth path
and ensuring our networks withstood the pressures of the stay-at-home COVID-19
directive over the last 3 months.”
Participants
in the virtual meeting include Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Honourable Minister
of Communications and Digital Economy; Professor Umar Garba Danbata, Executive
Vice Chairman of NCC; Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General of NITDA; ATCON
NEC Members; ATCON CEOs, Captains of Industry and the Press.
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