Phase3 Reaffirms Support for Displaced Communities
Emma Okonji
West Africa’s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider, Phase3 Telecom has said it will continue to support efforts targeted at sustainable economic growth.
The company made its intention known at the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit 2018 with the theme: “Activating Diaspora Investments for a Diversified Economy”.
According to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Stanley Jegede, it was a great honour for Phase3 Telecom to join hands with government bodies and institutions that are focused on engendering the active participation of the nation’s diasporas in socio-economic development, particularly through the ICT sector.
“Such platforms are positive markers and promotional vehicles that will not only stimulate the right discussions but can peak diasporic community active involvement in maximising the huge opportunities available in the Nigerian ICT sector,” Jegede said.
He added that such event helped shed imperative light on the potential of integrating the inventive tools to amplify access as well as to improve the value and competitiveness of products and services across the nation’s formal and informal sectors, which is made available by ICT in other countries no matter the structure of their ease of doing business models.
“Phase3’s contribution to this year’s programme stems from the understanding and the fact that there are very few players exploring the vast opportunities in the Nigerian ICT sector and diasporas can play an important and multi-layered role in its consistent growth to be at par with foremost global economies.
“As to attain 30 per cent broadband penetration by 2020; capitalise on local innovation for ICT sector improvement; provide winning solutions to cub Infrastructure deficiencies; leverage on ICT for content delivery in health, education, agriculture, oil and gas, banking and other sectors - more CAPEX is required and the Nigerian government cannot do it alone,” Jegede added.