In her motion, Ms Ekwunife said the uncertainty on whether or not the 5G network has been launched in Nigeria will continue to fuel speculations and
She noted that it has become a source of concern that the deployment of the network in urban areas would lead to the instalment of “a strong radiating mobile communications antenna approximately every 100 meters, producing a radiation tsunami and taking up to a 1000 fold increase in the transmission power.”
The lawmaker urged the Senate to note the concerns by some scientists and medical experts that the emissions from the 5G towers could adversely affect the health of citizens by causing symptoms “like damage to the eye, antibiotics resistance, as well as other physiological effects on the nervous system and the immune system”.
Supporting the motion, Opeyemi Bamidele , said neither the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy nor the NCC, “can tell the scientific step taken so far as regards the status of the Network”. Other lawmakers who contributed to the debate, however, noted the recent statement credited to Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami, who said no licence has been granted for the operation of the 5G network in Nigeria.
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