The leadership of the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC) is excited about Nigeria's impressive
performance at the ongoing International Telecommunications Union (ITU’s) World
Radio Communications (WRC) Conference 2023, holding in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates (UAE), where two Nigerians were elected into leadership positions,
while some other delegates from the Commission were elected into Working
Groups.
Executive Vice Chairman of the
Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, speaking on the sidelines of WRC 2023 in
Dubai, announced that the Director of Spectrum Administration
at NCC, Engineer Abraham Oshadami, has been elected Vice Chairman of the ITU’s Radiocommunication
Advisory Group (RAG); while the Acting General Manager and Project Manager,
Navigation Project Office, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, Dr.
Lasisi Salami Lawal was elected Vice Chairman of the ITU-R Study Group Four
(Satellite Services). Some other members of the NCC delegation were elected
into WRC 2023 Working Groups.
While congratulating the
successful delegates, Maida commended the Minister of Communications, Innovation
and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who led Nigeria's delegation to WRC
2023, for “providing guidance, leadership, encouragement and support to the
Nigerian delegation at the conference.”
The WRC Conference brings
together the global community to agree on the use of the world’s finite
spectrum resources, the electromagnetic waves that provide connectivity for our
day-to-day technologies.
Maida expressed delight at the outcome of the
elections, stating that roles of the Nigerian elected delegates would enhance
Nigeria’s global standing in the telecom space, as well as ensure that the
country’s interests and goals are more aptly aligned with global best
practices.
“I am excited about the election of two of our
colleagues, Engr. Oshadami and Dr. Lawal as Vice Chairs of the Key Study
Groups. It is an honour for the Nigerian Communications Commission and the
Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited to have produced these two
intellectuals as global radiocommunication leaders.
“Their positions will also ensure
that our interests and goals aptly align with global best practices, especially
as we work towards attaining the target set by the National Broadband
Plan," he said.
He further charged them to live
up to the huge expectations that the global radiocommunication community has
placed on them by electing them into the roles.
He also reflected deeply on the
presence of the Minister at the event as a major booster for the delegation and
a strong indication of the Federal Government’s commitment to the delegation's
participation at the WRC-23.
The NCC boss also used his
presence at the event to engage with the leadership of the ITU, as well as
other leaders in the global telecom industry.
He held meetings with the
Secretary General of the ITU, Mrs. Doreen Borden-Martin, as well as the
Secretary General of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), Mr. John Omo,
during which he shared his vision and priorities for the Commission, as well as
potential areas of collaboration and increased Nigerian participation in the
two unions.
Maida also met with directors at
the ITU, including the Director of Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT),
Dr.Cosmas Zavazava; Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) Mr. Mario
Maniewicz and the Director of the Telecommunication Standardisation Bureau
(TSB), Mr. Seizo Onoe,
One of the meetings was also with
his UAE counterpart - the Director General of the Telecommunications and
Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), H. E. Engineer Majed Sultan Al
Mesmar, where they shared their perspectives on effective regulation.
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