By Progress Godfrey
ABUJA – Nigeria on Monday assumed the chairmanship of the 7th Ordinary Session of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference Preparatory Committee (CPC), leading Africa’s drive for a common position ahead of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) in Doha later this year.
The chairmanship followed the election of the Director of Internal Audit at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mrs Stella Erabor, as Chairperson of the Preparatory Committee, placing Nigeria at the centre of efforts to coordinate Africa’s telecommunications and digital policy priorities.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Engr Faruk Yabo, said the committee’s work would guide decisions at the Conference, adding that rapid advances in technology and digital innovation had made collaboration among African countries more important than ever.
He reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening the African Telecommunications Union and promoting regional digital integration.
