The Federal Government at the weekend commiserated with the entire
family of the late Alhaji Mukhtari Zimit, a former commissioner on the
Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Zimit served the Commission at the board level meritoriously for 11
years, making him a major contributor to key policies and reforms that
resulted in the liberalisation and growth of the Nigeria’s
telecommunications industry.
The Federal Government’s high-powered delegation to the residence of the
late elder statesman in Kano was led by the Executive Vice Chairman of
NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, representing the Minister of Communications
and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, alongside the
Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, among other
dignitaries.
Delivering a condolence message at the family residence of Zimit,
Danbatta extolled the virtues of the deceased, describing him as a great
contributor to the development of telecommunications industry in the
country.
Danbatta attributed the role played by the Board of NCC, on which Zimit
served as a member, in providing general policy directions as the policy
organ of the Nigerian Communication Commission, towards the great
reforms and transformation the country has witnessed over the past 20
years.
He said, “This is the residence of the late Alh. Mukhtari Zimit, who
just passed away. To many, who may not know, Alhaji Mukhtari Zimit was a
one-time member of the governing board of the Nigerian Communication
Commission. He served the Commission at the board level meritoriously
for 11 years.
“So, it is befitting and honourable for the Commission, under the
directive of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of
Nigeria, Muhammdu Buhari, GCFR, through the of Honourable Minister of
Communications and Digital Economy, to come and condole the family of
our late brother and colleague, Alh. Mukhtari Zimit. This is the main
reason of our being here with you today.”
While affirming that “all of the achievements we are witnessing in the
telecoms sector today were as a result of the hardwork that the board of
the NCC put in place during the tenure of Mukhtari Zimit,” Danbatta,
however, lamented that “indeed, the Commission has lost a very dear
friend and a very important personality, who saw and participated in the
important part that culminated in liberalisation of the communications
industry in general in the country.”
On the goodwill of the Federal Government to the bereaved family,
Danbatta offered a cash donation of N2 million to the family while
promising that the NCC will take necessary steps to immortalise the late
Zimit.