Pantami Tells Danbatta to Double Efforts Towards Actualising Digital Economy

Double Efforts Towards the Actualisation of Digital Economy, Pantami Tells Danbatta

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami on Monday told the reappointed Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, to double efforts towards the actualisation of digital economy in Nigeria.

In the statement released on the NCC website and signed by Henry Nkemadu Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Pantami spoke during a courtesy visit of the Executive Management of NCC led by Prof. Danbatta himself.

He said the decision to recommend Danbatta’s reappointment to President Muhammadu Buhari for approval was “to ensure stability in the telecommunications industry and consolidate on the gains and successes already recorded in the industry in the last five years of Danbatta’s leadership as the EVC of NCC.”

Pantami, however, advised the Danbatta led management to work with the ministry and agencies towards ensuring effective implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) and the implementation of the new National Broadband Plan (NBP), 2020-2025.

“The success of the Commission is our collective responsibility. While we, as a Ministry, do our best to formulate general industry policy and supervise the activities of the Commission, I will urge the NCC family to be united, remove all lines of demarcation, ensure justice, fairness in all decisions and above all, ensure harmonious relationships. This task lies on the table of the EVC,” he pointed out.

Speaking on his reappointment and plans for the next five years, Danbatte said “I consider my reappointment as the EVC of NCC for another five years, as an honour and a show of the confidence the Hon. Minister and the President have in our efforts at NCC in the last five years. We would like to assure the Hon. Minister of our commitment, as a Commission, to work with the Ministry and other Agencies under the Ministry’s supervision towards advancing the frontiers of digital economy in Nigeria.”