The Federal Government says it will revisit the National Economic Council Resolutions on Right of Way, ROW in the telecommunications industry.
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo stated this in Lagos at the Nigerian Telecom Leadership Summit 2019. The summit was organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC with the theme, ‘Repositioning the Nigerian Telecom Industry for the Future: Prospects and Challenges’.
Represented by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, Osinbajo said that a revisit would compel state governments to implement the resolutions.
The National Economic Council, NEC has approved a policy to harmonise ROW charges being paid by telecommunication companies and related public utility infrastructure on local government, state, and federal highways.
A former Minister of Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson said that an Executive Order would swiftly address the issues of ROW and multiple taxation in the telecommunications industry.
