You might have missed the change of the person in charge of public affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The directorate used to be headed by Tony Ojobo but another person is now in charge, he is Nnamdi Nwokike.
The commission revealed the replacement followed the retirement of Ojobo.
Prior to his latest appointment, Nwokike was the commission’s Director of Corporate Strategy Planning and Risk Management.
He served as NCC’s Deputy Director and pioneer Head, Consumer Affairs Department, a department he started and renamed Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB).
“At CAB, he created the Consumer Parliament, Consumer Outreach Programmes, Consumer Bill of Rights and Consumer Factsheets. These organs remained veritable channels for handling consumer complaints, consumer education and general dissonance in the market,” the commission stated.
“In 2004, he was transferred to Business Development Unit, a department vested with the responsibilities of developing new business vistas.
“With his team in the unit, he worked with consultants from World Bank and USAID towards the setting up of the Universal Service Provision Fund in the Commission.
“In 2007, Nigeria through the NCC, supported the candidature of Nnamdi Nwokike for the Executive Secretary position to head the West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly (WATRA). He contested and won the election.
“Nwokike served as Executive Secretary of WATRA for two terms of three-year tenure from 2007 to 2013.
