Acting CJN reassures telecom players of fairness, transparency in adjudication

Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on
Wednesday reassured players in the telecommunication industry of
the commitment of the Nigerian judiciary to the development of the
sector by ensuring fairness and transparency in adjudication.

The Acting CJN, gave the assurance while delivering a keynote
address at the Nigerian Communications Commission 2019 Annual
Workshop for Judges on Legal Issues in Telecommunications held at
Best Western Hotel, Enugu State.

Represented by the Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court,
Justice Muhammadu commended NCC for it’s regulatory efforts in
balancing the interests of consumers, service providers and other
stakeholders in the industry.

The unprecedented surge in technological innovations has brought
about a new behavioural pattern, which according to him had lead to
continuous reliance on computers and computer-based
applications.

“This has inadvertently birthed grave concerns like electronic
banking fraud and other issues arising from e-transactions.

“Hopefully, the outcome of the discussions at this forum will
enable the Commission to meet up with its commitment to an improved
environment for telecommunication services,” he said.

The acting CJN appreciated the sustenance of NCC collaboration
with the bench, adding that it has been instrumental in bringing to
bear topical and emerging areas in the telecommunications
sector.

He pledged that the judiciary would continue to ensure speedy
dispensation of justice in line with the rule of law.

Earlier in a welcome address, Executive Vice Chairman NCC,
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, said that dependence on
telecommunications as the platform for driving digital and
financial inclusion has resulted in the collection of a large
amount of personal data of Nigerians.

“It is for this reason that the workshop seeks to explore issues
of privacy, national security, admissibility of digital evidence
and cross border transfer of data,” Danbatta explained.

Danbatta who was represented by the Executive Commissioner,
Stakeholders Management of the NCC, Sunday Dare said that the
workshop will also delve into bank fraud perpetrated via
telecommunication infrastructure platform.