The Nigerian Information Technology Reporters Association
(NITRA) Thursday in Lagos, leveraged the forum organized by the Association of
Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in Lagos to present itself, to industry
stakeholders.
ITRealms notes that the ATCON's Telecoms
Executive and Regulators Forum 2013 is an annual stakeholders' forum that
brings telecoms CEO'S and the Industry regulator together to brainstorm on
telecoms industry issues.
According to a press statement made available to ITRealms endorsed by NIRA secretary, Kunle Azeez, the president of the
association, Mr. Emma Okonji, was quoted as leveraging on his questions on
Quality of Service in the industry, to present 'NITRA' to the gathering.
Okonji told the excited audience about NITRA, which included
the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah and other NCC team; ATCON
President, Engr. Lanre Ajayi; Former ATCON President, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem;
ALTON President, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo; representatives of telecoms firms and other
ICT companies as well as other senior colleagues in the ICT journalism
profession.
As said by him, NITRA has been created to further serve as a
convergence point of all ICT journalists in Nigeria towards advancing the
progress of the industry through quality, informed and accurate reportage of
the industry.
"NITRA presents a platform for telecoms operators and
the regulators in the ICT industry at large to make their voices heard through
partnership with NITRA members who are reporting the industry," he
asserted.
Also, Okonji invited
the regulator and telecoms companies as well as other industry players to
partner with NITRA towards jointly driving ICT development in line with NITRA's
motto, which is "...Driving ICT Development."
Physically excited by the NITRA creation and its important
role in driving the industry's development, as it's the case in other beat
where functional beat association have spurred industry coordination and
effective partnership, the Director, Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Etisalat
Nigeria, Mr. Ibrahim Dikko, spoke on behalf of telecoms operators, saying
"we would be happy to partner with NITRA and we're excited about the
development."
Though, the NCC boss did not say anything yet, his body
language exudes an approval of NITRA as a welcome development, as he only smiled,
whilst Okonji presented NITRA to the gathering.
The presentation was part of the commitment of the Interim
Exco of NITRA led by Emma Okonji, to deploy "both formal and informal
means" to create industry awareness about NITRA among industry
stakeholders, so that it would have become a household name among stakeholders
in the industry before the end of first quarter 2014.
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