The Africa Network for Environment and
Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has asked the Minister of Communications,
Adebayo Shittu, not to drag President Muhammadu Buhari into the $5.2
billion fine imposed on MTN by the Nigerian Communications Commission,
NCC.
Mr. Shittu had said recently in Lagos
that President Buhari had the final say on the N1.04 trillion fine on
MTN “at the appropriate time in public interest”.
“The sheer number of pre-registered SIM
cards discovered on the network of the telecommunications company was
alarming and worrisome.
“MTN has not disputed the charge. They
admitted that they were at fault and they apologized for their role in
the whole saga,” the minister had said in Lagos.
“And they have made a commitment that
what happened will never happen again and of course we will take the
necessary decision at the appropriate time.
“Nigerians should expect that Mr.
President will do the best to ensure that public interest is guaranteed.
It is not about the money itself. It is about ensuring that Nigerians
appreciate the need to respect the law.
“Nobody wants MTN to die. It is not in
the interest of Nigeria for MTN Nigeria to die, because as far as I am
concerned, MTN Nigeria Limited is a Nigerian company. It may have
originated from South Africa, but it is a Nigerian company. The Chairman
of the board and the Chief Executive Officer are all Nigerians,” the
minister had said.
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