By Angeline Mgbele, Bureau Chief, North
Two directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Alhassan Haru and Efosa
Idehen have been respectively redeployed to man the Technical Standards and Network
Integrity (TSNI), and the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (CME) departments of the
Commission in a move to further enhance operational efficiency and sustain regulatory
excellence, following a heads-up provided our correspondent by the Director of Public
Affairs(DPA) at NCC, Reuben Muoka.
As per Mr. Muoka, in the exercise okayed by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer(EVC/CEO) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, other senior staff of NCC
were moved to head critical departments, following the recent retirement of some directors,
who clocked 60.
Dr. Haru, hitherto Director, New Media and Information Security (NMIS), takes over from
retiring director Engr. Bako Wakil at the TSNI department, which oversees the maintenance of
international standards and integrity of the national network, including quality of service (QoS)
and equipment type approval.
Idehen, who was once the director at CME, returns to a familiar turf where he was nicknamed
‘Efosa, the Enforcer’ after a stint at the Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB). He takes over from
Ephraim Nwokonneya, who has also commenced his retirement leave. The CME department
monitors the industry and enforces compliance with industry rules of engagement.
At the Projects Department of the Commission, from where Mrs. Iyabo Sholanke retired, Philip
Eretan, Deputy Director, was appointed Head, while Kelechi Nwankwo, another deputy
director, took over as head, Corporate Planning Strategy and Risk Management, (CPSRM), a
position left by erstwhile director, Felix Adeoye.
Deputy director at NMIS, Dr. Chidi Diugwu took over from Haru as head of the department.
Mrs. Safiya Jijji has assumed duty as Ag. Head, Zonal Operations, following the retirement of
the erstwhile director, Mrs. Amina Shehu.
Another deputy director, Banji Ojo, takes over from Idehen as Head, CAB.
The NCC boss, in the redeployment, charged the new appointees to work in tandem with the
Commission’s Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024 and NCC’s Strategic Vision
Implementation Plan (SVP) 2020-2025.
He further assured industry stakeholders of the Commission’s determination to provide
essential regulatory supports to consolidate on the growth already recorded in the industry.
According to him, the NCC would continue to put round pegs in round holes to sustain its
operational efficiency and regulatory excellence.
