…As Danbatta receives commendation on nation’s digital transformation
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof.
Umar Garba Danbatta, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by a
high-powered delegation of the Kano State Judiciary to the chief telecom
regulator at the NCC Kano Zonal Office, in Kano, over the weekend.
Addressing the judicial delegation, Danbatta said, while the
Commission is doing everything within its regulatory mandate to enforce
compliance among licensees as well as collaborating with stakeholders to
protect telecom infrastructure, some individuals indulge in willful damage of
telecom infrastructure, vandalism, telecoms facility theft, and fibre cuts,
among other crimes.
He said these criminal acts conspire to degrade the quality
of service (QoS) in the country, and since the NCC has no prosecutorial power,
the need to strengthen collaboration with the judicial arm of the government at
all levels has become expedient.
“NCC does not have prosecutorial power in criminal acts
committed by the citizens and licensees which are inimical to the progress of
the sector; and we appreciate the ways and manners such criminal cases are
being dispensed by the judiciary. This is a testimony to the kind cooperation
NCC has been enjoying from the judiciary,” he observed.
According to Danbatta, the Commission will never fold its
arms while unscrupulous citizens cause havoc on telecommunications
infrastructure since that affects the
quality of service innocent citizens enjoy.
“Therein lies the importance of the judiciary in the work
that we have been assigned by the government to do. We very much appreciate
this cooperation with the judiciary and we are committed to ensure that the
cooperation grows stronger and stronger going forward,” he said.
According to him, the recently-concluded NCC Judges Workshop held in Abuja, was a very important initiative of the Commission to continuously collaborate with members of the judicial arm of government through updating them with the trends and regulatory dynamism of the sector with a view to improving their knowledge for effective dispensation of justice.
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Dabatta, NCC staff and the visiting members of Kano State Judiciary. |
He said this position is well entrenched in the National
Judiciary Information Technology Policy (NJITP), 2021 and is consistent with
the NCC’s objective and strategic intervention to advance ICT knowledge and
training for various public institutions in Nigeria.
In a statement endorsed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director,
Public Affairs in NCC saying “It is in line with the above that the Kano State
Judiciary is determined to explore all necessary avenues and opportunities to
integrate ICT-based court systems as well as digitised justice delivery systems
for efficient and effective administration of justice in the state and we
request NCC’s intervention in this regard.