The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof.
Umar Garba Danbatta, made the call during the presentation of 100 pieces of
mattresses to the Federal Capital Territory’s Permanent Orientation Camp of the
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Kubwa, Abuja recently.
The presentation of the mattresses was in demonstration of
the Commission’s solidarity and corporate social responsibility (CSR) to
support the replacement of some of the items carted away from the camp by
hoodlums during the EndSARS protests of October 27, 2020.
Speaking on behalf of Danbatta during the presentation,
NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said the youths play a
great role in nation building as they contribute to national development by
bringing about social reforms, noting that the NCC will always support the course
of the youth in the country.
Adinde said the Commission, has various youth initiatives
and programmes aimed at making them self-reliant while enhancing their
contributions to the economy.
He, therefore, charged the corps members to use Internet
services for gainful and profitable activities, while also advising them to
refrain from using their access to telecoms services for irresponsible and
nefarious activities, which could land them in trouble.
“Access to telecommunication services, especially the
Internet, plays a key role in job creation for the youths and ultimately for
accelerating economic development. It is critical to the overall socio-economic
well-being of every economy and the youth have a greater role to play, as
agents of social change, in using the Internet for positive ventures,” he said.
He also charged the large gathering of corps members, who
attended the presentation ceremony, to take advantage of the various
consumer-centric initiatives which the Commission has emplaced to protect and
empower them as active users of telecoms services.
Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC) (2nd from left) in a symbolic presentation of
the 100 mattresses to the NYSC officials and corps members during the
programme.
These include the NCC’s toll-free number 622 for consumer
complaints resolution, the NCC Do-No-Disturb 2442 Short Code for dealing with
unsolicited text messages, the 112 National Emergency Number managed by the
Commission’s Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) located across the country.
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| L-R: Truddy Tony-Awusaku, Head, Media and Public Relations, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Grace Ojougboh, Head, Online Media and Special Publications, NCC; Abdul Suleman, Federal Capital Territory Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC); Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, NCC; Major. Audu Abdul, Camp Commandant, NYSC Orientation Camp, Kubwa; Mr. Precius Agwu, Camp Director, during the presentation ceremony. |
“I am happy to receive 100 mattresses donated by the NCC,
under the leadership of Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice
Chairman/CEO, to alleviate the pains inflicted by the miscreants who vandalized
the camp. The generosity of the NCC is coming at a time it is most needed,
especially with the orientation camp in session.”
“On behalf of the Director-General, Management, Staff and
Corps members, I wholeheartedly express our profound gratitude to the NCC for
the magnanimous gesture and for investing in the Nigerian youths,” Suleman
said.
At the presentation ceremony, the Commission created a lot
of fun and excitement for the corps members through the ‘fast-finger’ game
where airtime of different network operators were picked up freely by the corps
members. Smart phones were also given out to lucky winners of the raffle draw
organized by the Commission.