We’ve uncovered 1300 illegal telecoms masts in Abuja: FCTA
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration says it has uncovered 1,300 illegal telecommunications Mass and Towers in Abuja.
The Director of FCT Department of Outdoor Advertising and Signage (DOAS), Dr Babagana Adam, who made the disclosure at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja said they were erected without regard to the Urban and Town planning laws of the city.
“When we came recently, we discovered that we have over 1,300 illegal Telecommunications masts and towers within the Federal Capital Territory.
“In fact, recently, without mentioning the company, we have to bring down 126 illegal towers without documentation for them.
“So we have to regularise them and where they don’t meet with the regulations, we have to decommission to the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC),” he said.
Mr Adam said that the department is targeting to make no fewer than N650 million in 2022.
He revealed that as part of efforts to boost its revenue profile and deepen understanding with critical stakeholders, the department recently visited 17 Chiefdoms of the FCT to further educate them on the significance of DOAS.
According to him “I have started calling on all the outdoor advertisement and signage companies within Nigeria, for us to form an umbrella body, and stop all illegal collections by fake companies.
“We are calling for federal intervention, that is the Police IG’s office, to see how we can correct these illegal collections.”
(NAN)
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