Nigeria is first African
country to head ITU’s Radio Council
Nigeria has become the
first African country to head the World Radio Communications (WRC) Council an
arm of the 150 year old International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Festus Dauda of Nigeria has
officially assumed duty as the Chairman of World Radio Communications (WRC) in
Geneva, Swizerland. Dauda, becomes the first African to assume the exalted
position in the 150 years of the Council. Nigeria had earlier in the week
became the first African country to head the World Radio Communications (WRC)
Council, an arm of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Engr.
Festus Daudu, until his new appointment was Director Spectrum Administration at
the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology. In his inaugural speech at
the opening ceremony of the WRC 2015, at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland, Engr. Daudu said ‘‘I thank the Almighty God as well as the
Government and people of Nigeria for making it possible for me to be the first
African to chair the WRC Council.’’ He assured the gathering that he will do
his utmost best to fulfil the mandate given to him as he promised to be fair
and impartial in his dealings. He stressed that the conference was one of the
most important conferences of the Union which will be examining a large number
of important and sensitive issues ranging from mobile broadband communications,
broadband satellite systems to emergency communications, disaster relief
including issues relating to maritime and aeronautical communications,
monitoring the environment and climate change, universal time and space among
others. The conference is also expected to deal with issues covering a wide
frequency range and concerning a wide variety of radio communication services.
Engr. Daudu further assured that decisions which would be taken at the
conference on Radio Regulations will be critical to the telecoms industry as
well as promote connectivity which will directly affect the lives of citizens with
important economic impacts on countries such as Nigeria.
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