Minister for Communications Pays Working Visit to NCA
Minister for Communications Pays Working Visit to NCA
For Immediate Release
Accra, 8th May, 2017–
The Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, on Monday 8th May, 2017, paid a working visit to the National Communications Authority (NCA). Accompanying her were the Minister for Information, Hon. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and Deputy Minister for Communications, Hon Vincent Sowah Odotei.
After being welcomed, the Minister, held a closed door meeting with Management of the Authority where she was briefed by the Acting Director General of NCA, Mr Joe Anokye, on the operations of the Authority. Key amongst the discussions were Quality of Service (QoS), billing and unsolicited electronic communications issues and the Digital Migration process.
Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications, listening with rapt attention to the briefing from the NCA.
Mrs Owusu-Ekuful mentioned that she had already met with the Mobile Network Operators (MNO’s) and they had listed fibre cuts, energy and power issues as factors leading to poor service delivery. On fibre cuts, the Minister said apart from on-going government construction work and projects, other factors such as private constructions and galamsey contribute to this challenge. She urged NCA Management of the need for an inter-ministerial or cross-sectorial engagement to deal with these issues.
Hon. Owusu-Ekuful in a picture with the Management of the NCA.
Meeting the rest of the NCA staff, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful commended the Authority for the good work done over the years in the regulation of the Communications industry. She said that without communication, there is no development in any part of the world and the Authority has an indispensable part to play in the nation’s forward-march into the 21st century.
The Ag. Director-General, Mr. Joe Anokye, left, in a picture with Hon. Owusu-Ekuful, second left, Hon. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, second right and Hon. Vincent Odotei Sowah.
She urged staff to do their work diligently and with professionalism without the interference of partisan politics. She was quite confident in the good team of Management at the NCA and pledged her support, to collaborate and assist all stakeholders in the industry for an effective digitalised nation.
Hon. Owusu-Ekuful, left, interacting with a member of staff after the forum.
Adding on, the Minister for Information, Hon. Mustapha Hamid, who joined the team to familiarise himself with NCA’s operations, assured the Authority of his sector’s commitment to aid this good course. He also entreated staff to embrace Government’s policies despite their political affiliations to promote development.
Issued by the National Communications Authority,
No. 6 Airport City, Accra.
Tel: (0)30 – 2776621/2771701 or 050-145-1522/3.
E-mail: info@localhost
Date – Monday, 8th May, 2017
Editor’s Note
About NCA
The National Communications Authority, (NCA), was established by an Act of Parliament, Act 524 in December 1996, which has been repealed and replaced by the National Communications Authority Act, 2008 (Act 769). The Authority is the statutory body mandated to license and to regulate electronic communication activities and services in the country.
