Mr Danbatta was reappointed in June by President Muhammadu Buhari, for another five-year term in office as the country’s chief telecoms regulator.
The Senate screening committee, last Wednesday, screened the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of theThis was disclosed in a statement signed by the agency’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Adinde, on Monday.
Ibrahim Oloriegbe, a member of the committee, who represented the Chairman of the Senate committee, Oluremi Tinubu, said the screening and confirmation exercise is in accordance with the provisions of Section 8, subsections 1 and 4 of the Nigerian Communications Commission Act , 2003. “Mr Danbatta, who gave convincing accounts of his stewardship in the last five years, said the diligent implementation of NCC’s auspicious strategic 8-Point Agenda, which he put in place 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,” it added“The EVC reeled outstanding achievements under him in the past five years and provided relevant industry...
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