The newly elected National President of the Association of
Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr. Olusola Teniola has promised
to leverage the progress made by his predecessor, Mr. Lanre Ajayi, reports
ITRealms.
Teniola in his acceptance speech gave this assurance,
saying, he would continue in the good works of his predecessor and create new
milestones to get the Association to grapple with emerging challenges in the
industry.
He also said his regime is out to set new goals after due
consultations for ATCON to enable them contribute significantly to the
sustainable development of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria.
Teniola further said, he will adopt some steps to advance
the work of the Association as to fast-tracked growth of the sector with a view
to attracting more local and Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) into the Nigerian
telecommunications market.
He outlined some five-point agenda including seeking strategic
and purposeful engagements with all tiers of government, collaboration with the
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA) and other related Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs).
In addition, Teniola said he will focus on protection of telecom
investment in Nigeria, expand the scope of Communication Business Information
Technology Exhibition and Conference (ComBIT Expo), redefine ATCONNews ThisWEEK
newsletter and strengthen the secretariat via partnership.
ATCON would be open for strategic partnership from members
and international communities.
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