The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC), Dr. Eugene Juwah has declared that the Commission has nothing
to hide, reports DigitalSENSE
Business News.
Welcoming a delegation led by the Chairman, Daily Trust
Newspapers, Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf who paid him a courtesy
visit, Juwah made this declaration.
Juwah who was making reference to a recent story which
appeared in Daily Trust “we at NCC are very receptive to the press who report
what we do. We always tell the truth because we have nothing to hide.” Stressing
journalists should always seek opinion from various stakeholders including NCC,
especially if they have to publish contentious issues.
Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo in a press
statement made available to DigitalSENSE Business
News quoted the EVC as saying that misconceptions come from reporters who do
not crosscheck with the Commission, advising that such situation does not augur
well for the newspaper, those who read it and those reported.
The EVC further said that “we are always available to work
with the media, so please always seek our own side before you publish.”
According to him, NCC is a key government agency but “we do a
lot of things not only for government but Nigerians and investors, “adding that
now that we have an interface, we can always discuss issues and come to a reality.”
He explained that on the issue of some of the problems in
service provision by operators, that there are drop calls which affect quality
of service and this has come about because operators mostly in Abuja have had
the misfortune of not expanding their infrastructure particularly the Base
Transceiver Stations (BTS) in the last
five or more years, because they have been denied permit by the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) to do so, apart from the high cost of acquiring
land in Abuja.
“But the NCC has intervened on their behalf and in a question
of months, the situation will improve significantly,” he said, pointing out
that without adequate site permit, it will be difficult to have robust
services.
Earlier, the Daily Trust Chairman, Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf, said
the visit was to strengthen friendship, asserting “it is not enough to just get
reports and publish same. We have to come and see things ourselves.” He later
invited the EVC to come over to Daily Trust and field questions from members of
the editorial Board for further public enlightenment.
He was accompanied by Alhaji Umar S. Abdullahi, Alhaji Aliyu
Akoche, Alhaji Abdullahi Ahnaibu. While members of NCC include Mr. Tony Ojobo,
Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Okoh Aihe, Special Assistant on Media to the EVC,
Mr. Reuben Muoka, Head Public Relations Unit and Mr. Sonny Aragba-Akpore, Head
Media Management Unit.
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