The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, is set to be confirmed by the Senate for his reappointment by the President for another five-year term in office as the country’s chief telecoms regulator.

This followed the acknowledgement of his outstanding performance in the last five years when he appeared before the Senate Screening Committee recently in Abuja.

The Senate Committee on Communication, had applauded the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC for his sterling performance and exceptional leadership qualities which, they said had helped in accelerating the growth of the telecoms sector.

A member of the Committee, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, who represented the Chairman Senate Committee on Communication, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu noted that the screening and confirmation exercise is in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 subsections 1 and 4 of the Nigerian Communications Commission Act (NCA), 2003.

Senator Oloriegbe said Professor Danbatta demonstrated deep knowledge of the industry, when he extensively discussed his scorecard since assumption of office as the executive vice chairman of NCC on August 4, 2015.

The NCC Boss said the diligent implementation of NCC’s strategic 8-Point Agenda, which he implemented when he assumed office in 2015, provided the basis for most of the commission’s achievements in the last five years, especially in the areas of service availability, accessibility and affordability.

He made giant strides in contributing to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Quality of Service (QoS) delivery, broadband infrastructure deployment, broadband penetration, effective spectrum utilization, consumer empowerment, technology innovation and curbing fraudulent Subscriber Identity Management (SIM) registration and 112 Emergency Number towards ridding the country of insecurity.

Professor Danbatta thanked the lawmakers for their support over the last five years and pledged his renewed commitment to further accelerate the growth of the telecoms industry as the key driver of the country’s digital economy vision in the next five years.

Other member of the committee commended Prof Danbatta’s impressive performance in piloting the affairs of the country’s digital ecosystem.

Chioma Ezike

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