The 10th Senate, led by Godswill Akpabio, has confirmed the nomination of Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Maida was confirmed by the Senate following the consideration and adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Communication, which screened the nominee.
The committee chairman, Senator Aliyu Ikra Bilbis (Zamfara Central), while presenting the report during plenary Thursday, said Maida’s nomination was in accordance with section 8 (1) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Act, 2003.
He said that during the screening, the committee found that Maida passed security clearance and possessed the requisite qualifications, professional experience, competence and capacity to occupy the office.
He also said no petition was against his nomination and recommended his confirmation.
The Senate, thereafter, confirmed the appointment of Aminu Maida as Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC.
During his screening, Maida told lawmakers that if confirmed, he would focus on improving the coverage and connectivity of telecom services in the remotest parts of the country.
He said, “The NCC under my leadership, if confirmed as Executive Vice Chairman by the Senate, would ensure that network subscribers get value for their money, drastic reduction in drop calls, improved network coverage and rural connectivity.
“Technological innovation for stoppage of hacking into subscribers’ accounts would also be at the front burner of actions to be taken in no distant time.”
Maida, before his appointment by President Bola Tinubu as the new Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, served as the Executive Director of Technology & Operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS).
He holds an M.Eng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College London and a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, UK.
