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Over 1,500 COVID-19-Related Calls Processed Through NCC’s Emergency Communication Centres- Danbatta

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Over 1,500 COVID-19-related calls were received and processed through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)’s Emergency Communications Centres (ECCs) in the peak of the pandemic in Nigeria. 

Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this during the commissioning of the Owerri, Imo State ECC over the weekend by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami.

Danbatta said that during the total lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECCs played a remarkable role by providing a platform for members of the public to seek lifesaving information or support and reporting COVID-19 related cases by dialling ‘112’ from any of the networks.

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Dr Pantami speaking at the event

“I am happy to report to you that over 1,500 COVID-19-related calls were received and processed by the ECCs in the peak of the pandemic,” he said.

The EVC said the ECC project, equipped with necessary Information Technology (IT) tools and personnel, is a one-stop shop through which members of the public can access help from any response agency, stating that the centre is essentially aimed at enhancing the security of lives and property of the citizens.

He listed the response agencies to include the Nigeria Police (NPF), the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Fire and Ambulance Services, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and all its affiliate State Emergency Management Agencies, among others.

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Prof Danbatta delivering his address at the event

Danbatta reiterated the Commission’s commitment to operationalise the ECCs in all the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, adding that the 19 ECCs have been activated so far.

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The beneficiary states include Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Ogun, Plateau, Enugu, Benue, Akwa-Ibom, Cross-River, Oyo, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Adamawa, Kogi, Anambra and Imo States and FCT.

“We have no doubt that, if put to maximum use, and kept functional at all times, the ECC facilities will serve to complement the State Government’s efforts at enhancing the security of lives and property of citizens,” Danbatta said.

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L-R: Njoku; Danbatta; Uzodimma; Pantami; Akande; Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi and Chief Uche Onwude, NCC Board Member at the Governor’s office on the occasion of the commissioning….

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami while on a tour of the ECC facilities, thanked the Imo State Government for giving the necessary support to the NCC to facilitate the successful implementation of the project, which has been bringing succor to the people of the State.

Pantami assured of President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to support more initiatives aimed at achieving the tripartite agenda of the President which focuses on addressing security issues, improving the economy and curbing corruption.

He noted that the country’s economy will reap huge benefits from effective implementation of more Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-driven projects across the country.

The Executive Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, thanked the Minister and the NCC for the ECC initiative, which he said has enhanced security of lives and property in the State.

Hosted by the Executive Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, the event had in attendance, the Chairman, NCC Board of Commissioners, Prof. Adeolu Akande; Chief Uche Onwude, NCC Board Member; Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), among other dignitaries.

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