Nigeria has, by consensus, emerged as Chairman of the West Africa Telecommunications Assembly (WATRA) for 2021.
Also, Ali Yusuf-Aboki, the Nigerian candidate for the position of the Executive Secretary of WATRA, has emerged winner after voting by member countries.
These were made known by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a statement issued via its official Twitter handle.
Nigeria Emerges Chairman of WATRA
Nigeria has, by consensus, emerged as Chairman of the West Africa Telecommunications Assembly (WATRA) for 2021. pic.twitter.com/4kG2OR6Fqz
— ncc.gov.ng (@NgComCommission) March 11, 2021
Established in November 2004 with headquarters in Abuja, WATRA has become an important regional organization within the African and global telecommunications ecosystem, with current membership consisting of independent National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) across 16 countries including Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire. Others include, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
As a regional telecoms organization, WATRA is a consultative and collaborative body of Telecommunications Regulators in the West African sub-region to aid and advance the development of telecommunications in the sub-region and ultimately in Africa. The Assembly also collaborates and cooperates with other regional and international organizations towards the attainment of its mission to ensure the rapid development of telecommunications in the sub-region.
The association also promotes the establishment of modern legal and regulatory structures for telecommunications and seeks the development of harmonization of regulations for telecommunications service delivery and pricing in all countries in the sub-region.
