Nigeria has been elected as the new chair of the Council and Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization, CTO, taking over from Kenya. The election took place during the organization’s annual council meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh recently. “We are delighted and honored to be elected to this position and we look forward to working with all members to continue to guide management in its ICT4D efforts,” said Eugene Juwah, executive vice-chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, who will assume this position on behalf of the country.

Juma Kandie, director for Human Capital and Administration at the Communications Authority of Kenya, explained, “We are grateful for the trust members put on us over the past three years as Chair and we will look forward to playing our role on the Executive Committee as immediate past chair to support Nigeria.”