The Executive Vice Chairman of the
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has called
for more cooperation and understanding of members of the House of
Representatives, on regulatory functions of the commission.
In a statement made available and
signed by Yakubu Musa, S A (Media) NCC
boss, Danbatta was speaking during an oversight visit of the members of the
House of Representatives’ Committee on Communications, yesterday in Abuja,
Danbatta stressed the need for striking a balance in satisfying diverse
stakeholders in the industry the Commission regulates.
“We will still use this opportunity
to seek you cooperation and understanding of delicate balance existing between
the functions of regulators, and its many publics and stakeholders, including
the legislature.
“These stakeholders have diverse but
very important interest, which the regulator must satisfy. In the course of
achieving an effective regulation for the benefit of all and in creating an
enabling environment for growth, issues and challenges are bound to arise,” he
explained.
The NCC boss also told members of
the Committee that the Commission had recently won a European Award for Best
Practices, in addition to emerging African Regulator of the Year at regional level.
Responding, Chairman of the Committee, Hon.
Shaheed Fijabi, who said they were at the headquarters of the NCC
to exercise their oversight duty, also commended the strides of Universal
Service Provision Fund (USPF) in the country.
Earlier,
the Director Public Affairs of the commission, Mr. Tony Ojobo, who said that
Commission has always enjoyed fruitful relationship with the committee,
commended members for “the very matured way” they have handled it affairs.
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