• Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Column
  • Business
  • Life & Style
    • Crime
    • R&D Health
    • Diet and Fitness
    • Intimacy
  • Entertainment
    • Photos
    • Fashion
    • Movies
    • Music
  • Videos
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • Davido, Zlatan, Falz, others attend late Mohbad’s candlelight procession in Lagos
  • Organ harvest: FIDA calls for thorough investigation
  • Blue Economy: NIMASA to invest in research and development – Jamoh
  • Save Enugu Group congratulates Governor Mbah on his tribunal victory
  • DSS arrests Ogun lawmaker, six others over Sagamu cult clash
  • Akande to Tinubu: You need foreign policy to drive agenda set at UN
  • Kogi 2023: CSOs warn SDP candidate, others against wild allegations, ethnic profiling 
  • Breaking: Shaibu begs Governor Obaseki for forgiveness
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Eagle OnlineThe Eagle Online
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Column
  • Business
  • Life & Style
    • Crime
    • R&D Health
    • Diet and Fitness
    • Intimacy
  • Entertainment
    • Photos
    • Fashion
    • Movies
    • Music
  • Videos
The Eagle OnlineThe Eagle Online
Home»News»NCC commiserates with family of ex-Board Chair, Ahmed Joda
News

NCC commiserates with family of ex-Board Chair, Ahmed Joda

Hassan MuazBy Hassan MuazAugust 14, 2021No Comments
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Tumblr Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

The Board, Management and Staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have commiserated with the family of the late Alhaji Ahmed Joda, former Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Commission.

In a condolence letter on Friday, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on behalf of the Board, Management and Staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission describes the demise of late Joda, who died on Friday 13th of August, 2021 at the age of 91, as an irreparable loss to the entire nation.

Extolling the deceased’s virtues, Danbatta observed that Joda was “a nation builder, a consummate statesman, an administrator per excellence, a dedicated philanthropist, an egalitarian patriot, a fountain of inspiration, an honest and hardworking person during his lifetime.

According to Danbatta, late Joda “will, indeed, be remembered by all Nigerians, particularly the staff of the Commission and the people of Adamawa State.”

He said the Commission will remember the legacy and foundation Joda laid as the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission for a decade, and “how he led in setting the tone for the exponential growth in telecommunications service provision in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.”

“Our thoughts and sympathy are with the entire family at this grieving period, while we pray for his soul to continue to rest in perfect peace. May the Almighty Allah grant him Jannatul firdaus and also give the entire family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss. Please accept our most heartfelt condolences,” he said in the letter.

Born in Yola in 1930, Alhaji Joda, was a retired first-class Federal Permanent Secretary, who served as the Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC for 10 years, commencing from 2001 when the commercial launch of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) service started in Nigeria.

The Board, under Joda’s 10 years chairmanship, set the tone and foundation for the digital revolution in Nigeria, which has positioned the sector as a major contributor and enabler to overall socio-economic and political transformation in the country till date.

Late Joda was recipient of multiple national and international honours and other prestigious awards, recognizing his outstanding performance and contribution to the development of Nigeria.

Advertisement
Ahmed Joda NCC Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Telegram Email
Hassan Muaz

Related Posts

Organ harvest: FIDA calls for thorough investigation

September 21, 2023

Save Enugu Group congratulates Governor Mbah on his tribunal victory

September 21, 2023

DSS arrests Ogun lawmaker, six others over Sagamu cult clash

September 21, 2023
© 2023 All Rights Reserved. The Eagle Online.
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advert Rates
  • Submit News
  • Contact Us

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.