The Sierra Leonean delegation, led by Amara Brewah, NATCOM’s
Deputy Director-General, was received at NCC’s head office by Engr. Ubale
Maska, NCC’s Exectutive Commissioner Technical Services (ECTS), on behalf of
the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta.
Brewah expressed gratitude to NCC for the reception despite
the short notice given, and stated that NCC’s gesture resounded the value it
accords the relationship that exists between the two organisations. He thanked
the Management of NCC for the opportunity offered his team and described their
interaction with many departments of the NCC as very engaging, quite rewarding
and very contextual, considering that the two countries operated under similar
circumstances and have had to contend with similar operational issues. Brewah
regretted that the short notification was due to an equally engaging sessions
he and his team had at a recent forum of the West African Telecommunications
Regulators Assembly (WATRA).
Maska, who warmly received the visitors, informed them that
the EVC was scheduled to carry out an important international assignment before
the planned visit of the Sierra Leonean counterpart was received by the
Commission.
He told the visitors that, otherwise, the EVC would have
loved to personally receive them because the NCC attaches great importance to
visitations and exchanges by its counterparts, especially in the sub-region and
on the Continent.
The ECTS said that the value NCC bestows on sub-regional and
continental collaboration and partnership explained EVC’s gracious approval of
the request and directive to him to receive the Sierra Leonean delegation
despite the short notice. Maska said the NCC Management was pleased by the fact
that the NATCOM delegation found the visit and the engagement with many
departments of NCC quite rewarding.
He said the Nigerian Communications Commission is quite
appreciative of the trust and confidence reposed in it and in Nigeria by
institutions like NATCOM, and the NCC looks forward unreservedly “to also learn
how Sierra Leone handled some of its challenges in telecom regulation and other
matters of similar interest, because we are also seek ways of improving our
operations.”
Engr. Bako Wakil, the Director of Technical Standards and
Network Integrity (DTSNI) at NCC, also expressed joy at seeing the Sierra Leonean
delegation. He thanked them for the visit and expressed NCC’s willingness to
share more information with the visitors, especially on Quality of Service
(Qos) matters, one of the central issues on which NCC never rested its oars in
ensuring continuous improvement.
The NCC Management team that received the visitors include
Reuben Muoka, Head Special Duties, whose Department co-ordinated the reception
for the NATCOM team, Hafiz Shehu, Chief of Staff to the EVC, and Dr. Omoniyi
Ibietan, Head Online Media, who represented the Director Public Affairs, Dr.
Ikechukwu Adinde.
Other members of the delegation from Sierra Leone were: Hon.
Brima Mansaray, Member of the Information and Communications Committee of the
Parliament of Sierra Leone; Paul Squire Esq., Member of NATCOM Board of
Commissioners; Abdul Bah, Director Information Technology at NATCOM; Harding
Tommy, Director Policy and Government Relations; and Shaka Sasha, Manager,
Fraud Management Systems.
The delegation had engaging interactions with many arms of
NCC including, the Departments of Digital Economy, Licensing and Authorization,
Legal and Regulatory Services, TSNI, and Policy, Competition and Economic
Analysis.
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