An ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives has commenced a plan for a possible merger of the telecommunications and broadcasting regulatory entities., Umar Danbatta, on the plan.National Information Technology Development AgencyMr Danzaria said research, revenue generation and service delivery are the critical conditions in the consideration process for merging or scrapping agencies of government.
“The ad hoc Committee is critically looking at these agencies, their existence and looking at possible synergies and mergers of these agencies to give effective service to Nigerians. “It is not about when you go to any agency, you see this man seated there on a table and service are not being offered there,” he said.Speaking on the possibility of a merger, Mr Danbatta said all the agencies are doing different functions though there are areas of shared responsibilities.
“NITDA regulates information technology, that is why they are called that name. Galaxy Backbone provides infrastructure that is promoting governance.