June 29, 2024

…Pledge to support his administration’s vision

As the new Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida approaches one year in his administration, industry players and stakeholders have lauded his commitment to the support and growth of the telecommunications industry.

The industry players under the aegis of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) at a special reception held in honour of the EVC on Friday in Lagos, also pledged to support him in his vision for the industry.

The members also commended all the initiatives he has come up with for the industry, since his assumption of office as the EVC.

In some of their words

Tony Emoekpere, president of ATCON thanked the EVC for demonstrating an open-door leadership policy that has enabled the players to get closer to the Commission.

He expressed confidence in the EVC’s leadership style to tackle multifaceted challenges plaguing the industry and announced that embers of the Association will still have a meeting with him to celebrate his one year in office.

Funke Opeke, CEO MainOne commended Maida for taking out time engage with them. “ATCON has been actively involved in the agenda towards moving Nigeria forward and particularly the telecoms sector. Under your administration, we will look at strategies and outputs that would benefit tge industry and indeed all Nigerians”

Mohammed Rudman, CEO of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), described the EVC as “a silent achiever with an excellent team. So, we are happy to have you as the EVC. We are optimistic about your leadership prowess to pilot the industry towards a sustainable future.

For Dr. Ayotunde Coker, CEO of Open Access Data Centres (OADC), “The changes being made in this sector are instrumental for fundamental changes in the country. We have a lot of challenges, however, the new highway is digital. We need a collective approach to tackle our challenges and we trust in your regulatory competencies (as being celebrated across Africa and beyond) to face these challenges for the betterment of our economy.

Biodun Omoniyi, MD/CEO, VDT Communications, said:
“We are happy to have the EVC in our midst. Truly, there are challenges across the country, but ours is peculiar. However, with the EVC at the helms of affairs, we are ready to work with you to achieve your visions for this sector. Collaboration is key.”

Mr. Chidi Okonkwo, MD, TECNO Mobile, said, “TECNO mobile is happy to be in the country to impact the lives of Nigerians. We will continue to provide affordable devices and in the quality that is required of us. TECNO has been recognised by the NCC as one of the most compliant OEMs in the country. We couldn’t have attained that if not for the support from the NCC and the industry advocacy group, ATCON.

Nihinlola Mary Fafore of Huawei Nigeria
“It is a great honour to be here and to witness the active engagements of the EVC with ATCON and the all operators. Huawei has been in the country for 25 years. We are always ready to cooperate with the regulator to attain the country’s digital transformation goals.

“The year has been tough for everyone, but Huawei has fate in the country and will continue to support the EVC’s vision to lead the industry to a greater height”.

Ike Nnamani, CEO of Digital Realty, Nigeria:

“The EVC’s engagements with the telecoms sector have been fruitful. So, it is not out of place to formally welcome the EVC to the industry. We look forward to more engagements for fruitful results in the industry because we believe you have a listening ear.

Lekan Balogun, NetAccess System:
“One thing is peculiar about this gathering: People who are contributory to the nation’s transformation are gathered here. Recently, I was speaking to a group of young people who are building applications and they depend on connectivity provided by the telecoms sector to leapfrog their solutions.

“EVC you have a golden opportunity to transform our nation, as a lot of people are currently dependent on connectivity to work from home and make their contributions to the nation’s growth”.

Mr. John Nwachukwu, CEO, Zoracom said, “NCC has been a productive Agency of the government that we are proud of. So, we are happy to have you (EVC) pilot the affairs of this Commission at this point of our nation’s growth”.

For Wale Abu, the CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, “When the EVC was appointed, I quickly did Google Search and was wowed by your credentials. EVC you are controlling about 14% of the country’s GDP now.
“You have started well by taking the initiative to meet with captains of the industry. NCC has been an accessible regulatory Commission which is to the credit of the management. Hopefully, in your tenure this industry will grow from 14% to 25% contributions to the country’s GDP”.

Reporting by: Theresa Igata