THE Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has opened talks with critical stakeholders on MTN’s labour issues. Tony Ojobo, director, Public Affairs, NCC, said the leadership of the regulatory agency led by Prof. Umar Danbatta has opened talks with other critical stakeholders through the office of Sunday Dare, executive commissioner, Stakeholders Management, NCC.

“Both Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, and Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, ALTON, leadership are working with NCC on these developments. The regulator is working behind the scene to protect telecom infrastructure and minimise telecom service disruptions in order not to compromise national security, and quality of service and protect over 160 million subscribers,” he said.

Ojobo said NCC had also activated the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC,  to protect telecom critical national infrastructure.

The Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, had reacted to the disruption of MTN services across the country. It described the action as “unnecessary venture and an intentional attempt to frustrate and sabotage the effort of our member to provide a seamless communication for all Nigerians.”

Olushola Teniola, president, ATCON, expressed worry that the picketers became so violent during their unnecessary demonstration. “ATCON thinks if NLC wants to do anything at all, NLC should have peacefully carried out their picketing instead of going violent,” he said.

– Jul. 13, 2018 @ 12:19 GMT |