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Jonathan claims credit for MTN Nigeria’s first indigenous CEO




Jonathan believes his economic policies influenced the appointment of the Nigerian by MTN.

The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed his delight on Facebook, over the appointment of a Nigerian as the first indigenous Chief Executive Officer, CEO of the Nigerian branch of the privately owned South African telecoms company, MTN.


Mr. Jonathan, on Facebook, Thursday, celebrated Michael Ikpoki’s appointment as one of his administration’s achievement. He said the MTN appointment validates his government’s efforts to build the capacity of the Nigerian knowledge worker and make the country a regional and continental hub for excellence in business and service delivery.

The appointment, he also believes, was enhanced by the government’s policy and reforms such as the Local Content Act.

Mr. Ikpoki was brought back on July 24 from Ghana where he served as the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana Ltd since April 2011 to head the lucrative Nigerian arm of the telecoms company. He was previously the Sales and Distribution Executive for MTN Nigeria. He joined MTN Nigeria as Advisor in 2001 and was promoted to General Manager, Regulatory Affairs in 2004.

“I commend MTN Nigeria limited for this appointment,” Mr. Jonathan said in a Facebook post.

Uninterrupted Power supply
In the same post, Mr Jonathan listed, after Mr. Ikpoki’s appointment, three weeks of uninterrupted power supply in Awka, Anambra State as the second of his administration’s top achievements in recent times.

“My friends on Facebook, in a few years from now many will not remember the agony and anger caused by absence of electricity in our homes just as many do not now remember the long queues in front of NITEL awaiting to take or make a call,” the president said in the post that initially misspelled Awka as “Awaka”.

The post was deleted and corrected in less than 10 minutes after it was initially published.
The president said more Nigerian cities would “soon be able to have such celebrations” because his power policy is producing desired effects – with almost all of Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (Discos) and Generating companies (Gencos) now in private hands.

The president also took credit for the recent registration of Nigeria’s merger opposition party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), saying his choice of top officials for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, enabled the party’s registration.

The president said Nigeria’s economy was growing, drawing assertions from growth in Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, as well as Nigeria’s posture to have Africa’s largest Gross Domestic Product, GDP, “in the next few years.”

A mid-July forecast by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit, EIU, suggests Nigeria’s real GDP growth will slow down this year for the first time to 6.8 per cent, slightly below the annual average of 7 per cent over the past decade.

The EIU suggests Nigeria’s prospects are affected by global economic uncertainty, constraints in infrastructure and the business environment as well as the bloody insurgency by Boko Haram militants in the northern part of the country.
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7 comments

  1. Mr President,Ogun state is worst in term of electricity distribution snd supply ..from Mountain of fire and miracle ministries to Ajebo side along Ibadan expressway,since January we can vou t the no of times we set our eyes on PHCN light,hence consider the billions of Naira which could be generated from this area if there has been a constant supply.
    I want to suggest privatization like telecom sector,people will pay for the service if available.

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  2. That is ur own achievement over the last 4yrs? clueless president.

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  3. Rubbish woman wrapper president

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  4. Dumbo.
    Shoot your self in shame & spare us.
    And take that Cunt Wife with you.

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  5. You are dreaming. How does the appointment of Mr Ikpoki affect our economy, how does it affect the life of the common man. You always take credit for rubbish. There are so many issues to tackle, you are just there displaying your incompetence. Last February, you claimed that Super Eagles victory at the nations cup was part of transformation agenda. GEJ, wake up.

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  6. Hmmmm, come to Kano and see the worst of PHCN, collecting bribe from no meter houses is their priority.

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  7. Buhari, sir, electricity is our No 1 priority in Nigeria.Please sanitise the power sector and give it full privatisation like communication which Baba Iyabo (Chief Obasanjo) did for us.If you (Buhari) can be successful in sanitising power sector,like communication,then we will see you as a successful president.We can not point out Oga Jona's achievement for six yrs.PHCN have started distributing crazy bills now and the unaffordable bills have started building up.This is an avenue for their officials to be collecting bribes as they will threaten to cut light.They want to be extorting money from us.we requested for prepaid meter for over 3yrs ago in Ayobo Lagos they refused to give us only to be seing crazy bill..Please come to our aid.Thank you.

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