The report wey the Senate Committee on Communications get on top the screening wey dem do for the new Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Aminu Maida, fit show face for plenary today.
People wey sabi within the committee talk say the report wey dem collect during the screening wey happen on Wednesday go show face today and dem go accept am.
The committee, wey Senator Aliyu Bilbis (PDP Zamfara Central) dey chair, talk say dem see Maida as person wey dey suitable for the work based on hin experience and records.
Before dem appoint Maida as the new NCC Executive Vice Chairman, President Bola Tinubu carry am come serve as the Executive Director, Technology and Operations for Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc.
Senators like Jimoh Ibrahim, Abdulazeez Yar’Adua, Abdul Ningi, and Adamu Aliero inside the committee talk say the appointee sabi the work well and dem thank Tinubu for making the right choice.
Jimoh Ibrahim talk say, “From the impressive Curriculum Vitae wey the appointee submit, hin experience, and the knowledge wey e get from Cambridge University for London, nobody fit do the NCC job pass am. E get the capacity to make sure say NCC deliver better telecom services for the country.”
Maida, when e talk to the committee, yan say the two main things wey e go focus on be to make telecom services cover everywhere for the country and to connect remote areas.
“E go ensure say network subscribers get value for their money, dem go reduce drop calls, improve network coverage, and connect rural areas. E go also focus on technological innovation to stop people from hacking into subscribers’ accounts,” Maida talk.
The committee chairman, after dem hear Maida talk, carry voice vote to members make dem allow the appointee waka and all of them gree.