When we started ten years ago, we started from ground zero. There was little or nothing to fall back on. There were only about 400, 000 connected lines and a few analogue mobile lines. But today the industry has grown in leaps and bounds. Just at the end of last month we had 76million connected lines - Dr Ernest Ndukwe OFR (during his handover speech in 2010) In a goodwill message, the President of Association of Licenced Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Engineer Gbenga Adebayo described Ndukwe as a child that went to war and came back hero for haven achieved so much in the past ten years he held sway in the NCC and commended him for delivering on his promise. “We are not unaware of the many challenges that you fought. We know that you fought so many battles with the government at different levels and others on behalf of Nigerian subscribers. We are saying you have done well . You delivered on what you promised. The industry that was seen to be limping before you came in is today having one of the best functional infrastructure in the country,” said Adebayo. Dr. Ernest Ndukwe (OFR) is an Electrical/Electronics Engineer, with over 36 years experience in the Telecommunications Industry. A former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) between 2000 – 2010, he was responsible for the level of transparency recorded at the NCC, which resulted in the liberalization of the Telecommunications Industry and significant investment in the sector. His Board level experience dates back to 1988 when he was appointed Commercial Director at General Telecom Plc, where he was later made the Managing Director in 1989. It was from his position as MD of General Telecom Plc that Dr. Ndukwe was appointed to lead the Nigerian Communications Commission as CEO a position he retired from in March 2010. He also served on the Presidential Committee on Job creation, and is current Co-Chair of the Presidential Committee on Strategy and Roadmap for universal broadband access in Nigeria.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:02:33 +0000
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