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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee probing poor telecommunications services has given telecommunications operators a seven-day ultimatum to appear before it.
The telecommunications operators, including MTN Nigeria, , Globacom (Glo) and Mafab Communications Ltd, among others, are to respond to questions regarding deteriorating quality of services across the country.
The lawmakers, who expressed displeasure over the failure of the telecommunications operators to respond to its earlier invitations, directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure that all the affected operators comply with the latest summons.
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The chairman of the panel, Olumide Osoba, while speaking at the investigative hearing, said telecommunications services had become indispensable to Nigeria’s economy, extending beyond voice calls and internet access to critical commercial activities, including Point of Sale (POS) transactions.
Osoba noted that businesses, financial transactions and other essential services depended heavily on reliable telecommunications networks. Therefore, the lawmaker stated that the persistent decline in service quality has become a matter of serious national concern.
The lawmaker explained that this necessitated the constitution of the Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the recurring complaints by subscribers and determine the factors responsible for the poor quality of services provided by telecommunications operators.
The chairman, however, expressed concern that the invited chief executives had continued to evade direct engagement with the committee by offering various excuses or sending lower-ranking officials to represent them.
