Sierra Leone Telecoms Regulator Visits NCC for Bench-Marking Policies, Others

The visit of the foreign delegates is a boost to Nigeria's global ranking as a model in telecom regulation, and her status as a leading light of operational efficiency, solidarity and collaborative partnering in sub-regional and Continental telecommunication sphere.

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 Executive 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, noting that NCC's gesture resounded the value it accords the relationship that exists between the two organisations.

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).

He thanked the NCC Management 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.

Receiving the delegates, Maska regretted that the EVC who would have loved to receive them personally was absent. He explained that Danbatta's absence was because he had been scheduled to carry out an important international assignment before the planned visit of the Sierra Leonean counterpart was received by the Commission.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1875"] Engr. Ubale Maska[/caption]

He added 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.

Further in his address, 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.ÔÇØ

On his own part, the Director, Technical Standards and Network Integrity (DTSNI), NCC, Engr. Bako Wakil, thanked the delegates 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.