Dr. Abubakar Sadiq HussainiThe Government of Nigeria has endorsed Dr. Abubakar Sadiq Hussaini as the country’s sole candidate to contest the position of Secretary General of the African Telecommunications Union in August.
Currently an Assistant Professor and chairman of the Telecommunication & Wireless Technologies program in the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Dr. Abubakar is running an agenda to accelerate broadband availability, including the 5G technology, and expand the Global Information Society to include more African users.
He is also promising to nudge the ATU into developing a program of work for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR).
A statement from the AUN by Daniel Okereke said: “this should look at the various PDR options that might be best suited to the requirements of Africa and suggest policies (such as spectrum or joint purchasing schemes) that can best achieve Africa’s security needs.”
It said that a diplomatic note, dated July 13, from Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry supporting Dr. Abubakar Hussaini’s candidacy and transmitted to the ATU secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya, was received and acknowledged by the Secretary-General, Soumaila Abdoulkarim on the 17th.
The Foreign Ministry affirmed in the cover letter that Abubakar, who holds a PhD in Telecommunication from the University of Bradford in the UK, “possesses a great wealth of experience in telecommunications which are necessary attributes to hold the prestigious office on the continental level.”
President of AUN, Dr. Dawn Dekle, described Dr. Abubakar’s chances as very bright considering his wealth of experience, passion for telecommunications scholarship and commitment to human development.
“Dr. ASH is the best man for the job and will proudly fly the Nigerian and AUN flags with the utmost integrity. We wish him good luck”.
