Africa must unite to take leadership of global telecommunications – NCC boss, Maida

The Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, has warned that Africa whitethorn jeopardize its lasting successful planetary telecommunications governance unless nations connected the continent heighten collaboration and contiguous unified, technically dependable positions astatine planetary forums.

During the opening of the 7th Ordinary Session of the Conference Preparatory Committee, CPC, of the African Telecommunications Union, ATU, successful Abuja on Monday, Maida emphasized that Africa’s power successful planetary integer argumentation volition beryllium dictated by the prime of its preparations alternatively than the size of its delegations.

Representing the NCC, the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and the Federal Government of Nigeria, Maida informed delegates that “preparation is not simply a procedural step, but the instauration upon which power is established”.

He indicated that the ongoing league should output 3 important outcomes: enhanced African alignment successful beforehand of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU, Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) successful Doha, the instauration of applicable mechanisms for collaboration betwixt conferences, and ongoing method information successful ITU processes.

According to him, Africa indispensable ...