Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is worried by continuous wilful damage of telecom infrastructure, telecoms equipment theft and fibre cuts which combine to degrade the quality of telecom service in the country.
Danbatta disclosed this during a courtesy visit by a high-powered delegation of the Kano State Judiciary to the NCC zonal office in Kano.
A statement by NCC quoted the NCC boss as saying that 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.
According to Danbatta, the Commission will never fold its arms while unscrupulous citizens cause havoc on telecom 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 ensuring that the cooperation grows stronger and stronger going forward,” he said.
Abdullahi Ado Bayero, chief registrar of Kano State High Court of Justice, who led the delegation, commended the efforts of Danbatta and NCC in the fast-tracking digital transformation of governance and other sectors of the economy.
“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 the efficient and effective administration of justice in the state and we request NCC’s intervention in this regard,” he said.
