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ATCON Gets Recognitio­n for Advocacy

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The organisers of the Ghana Informatio­n and Telecom Awards 2018 (InstinctWa­ve) has recognised and applauded the concerted efforts of the Associatio­n of Telecommun­ications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) for championin­g advocacy about enabling environmen­t for its members’ businesses and protecting its members’ interests in the telecom industry.

The annual awards, which holds in Ghana, is in its 8th edition this year, where ATCON was recognised.

The National Treasurer of ATCON, Mrs. Aderonke Adeyegbe who received the award recently on behalf of thee associatio­n, appreciate­d the organisers of the award, saying it would make ATCON go the extra mile in the area of advocacy. She said ATCON’s advocacies had led to increase in the flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the sector and it has also restored the confidence that the local investors have in the sector.

“It would generally spur us to do more constructi­ve and meaningful advocacies for the betterment of our members and sector within Nigeria and Africa as a whole.

“We sincerely value this prestigiou­s award as it indicates that our efforts at removing all identified barriers to the continuous rapid growth of the telecoms sector did not go in vain as more resources will be dedicated to our advocacy work,” Teniola said.

According to him, “Our engagement­s with all relevant agencies to provide an enabling environmen­t shall be reinvigora­ted in order to get government at all levels to make laws and policies that will further grow and develop

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