Ibrahim Pantami, was never involved in the process of offer of office
allocation to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) at the NCC’s
Communications and Digital Economy Complex located at Mbora District,
Abuja, as the public is being made to believe.
The Commission reiterated this position in a press statement signed by
its Director Public Affairs, Dr. Henry Nkemadu, in which it made further
clarifications to the members of public and other stakeholders on the
situation.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Honourable Minister of Communications
and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, was never involved in
the offer to the office space, nor in the withdrawal of the offer for
same office space. The Minister should not, therefore, be brought into
the issue,” he said.
According to Dr. Nkemadu, the decision to withdraw the offer of office
space from NiDCOM was purely of the NCC, the custodian of the office
complex.
“It should, however, be made abundantly clear that the withdrawal of the
offer of the office space, which was unconditionally given, in the first
instance, to NiDCOM, was informed by exigencies and change in priorities
within the NCC, which led to the taking back of the office space earlier
allocated with intention of finding a suitable replacement for NiDCOM,”
he said.
The Commission, therefore, reiterates its confidence in the leadership,
person and office of the Honourable Minister of Communications and
Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami.