President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered investigation into the sale of Nigerian Telecommunications, NITEL, and Mobile Telecommunications, MTEL, under the administration of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan.

The telecom company was sold for $252m to NATCOM consortium in December 2014.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communication and Technology, told State House Correspondents on Tuesday after briefing the President Buhari that the president had directed him to raise a memo on the whole transaction to ascertain if there were any underhand dealings.

The official also disclosed that President Buhari expressed worry over the quality of service rendered by the telecom operators in Nigeria.

He said: “The President was concerned about the liquidation of NITEL. He is not opposed to its privatization but he wants to know and he want us to bring a memo on how the whole transaction was undertaken so that he would know whether Nigeria was shortchanged.

“The President was concerned by the quality of service of telecom operators. The President is very concerned about the whole issue of privatization that is hindering the investments in ICT infrastructure, and he will personally champion this. The President talked about the potentials of the ICT sector in generating employment."

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Posted: at 18-08-2015 10:50 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

ring ring ring hello who is that it me buhari mr Jonathan

Posted: at 18-08-2015 10:59 PM (8 years ago) | Grande Master

Good start from Mr president

Posted: at 18-08-2015 11:00 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie

Hmmm

Posted: at 18-08-2015 11:15 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

»̶̥Ơ̴͡k⌣̊┈̥ o

Posted: at 18-08-2015 11:17 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Probe already. And stop speculating.

Posted: at 18-08-2015 11:18 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Baba go slow,but jona don com see u 4 villa secretly naw,y u stil wan treat hin phyuk up na wa ..my president na jagbana person ooo!

Posted: at 18-08-2015 11:25 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

another june 12.
no be today we don dey hear prob without action.

Posted: at 18-08-2015 11:35 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

is he the only former president worth probing? fuuck that. start from OBJ and work your way up or are you a scared honeypot?

Posted: at 18-08-2015 11:40 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

ring ring ring hello who is that it me buhari mr Jonathan

Go go man, How far my guy, how all Camberwell boys, Ebony and all MerryGold boys.

Posted: at 18-08-2015 11:43 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie

everything is already sold in Nigeria... tufiakwa

Posted: at 19-08-2015 12:10 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

am tire of hearing noise, I need action Mr. Presido

Posted: at 19-08-2015 12:11 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Matusalem no go even dare to probe ibb or obasanjo because they are all  ex military . Ibb know much about Matusalem corruption and warn Matusalem not to dare him or he will expose him .

Posted: at 19-08-2015 01:38 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Probe already. And stop speculating.
WELL SAID MY DEAR, THAT IS JUST MY PROBLEM WITH GMB, THE SAME THING REMOVED HIM FROM POWER THE FIRST TIME, I WILL I WILL IBB TOP HIM HERE HE COMES AGAIN WITH I WILL I WILL GOD HELP HIM.

Posted: at 19-08-2015 01:49 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

we dey watch

Posted: at 19-08-2015 04:00 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

another june 12.
no be today we don dey hear prob without action.

Very soon GMB go probe some people for this site to prove how them take win 10k with 5000 coments over 200 post in a month. Wasted Generation shuold watch out for GMB... Lol

Posted: at 19-08-2015 04:28 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Probe Probe everyday by day. Does it mean that Buhari does not have any other agenda? Hit the ground and at the same time do your probing, No one is stopping you. Since May 29th, we have not seen anyone you jailed. Everyday you come on national dailies and be probing everybody and everything. One day you will probe how we lie with our wives.

Posted: at 19-08-2015 05:48 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

But Jona and his cohorts really brutalized this country !!

Posted: at 19-08-2015 06:39 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

wrong man in offfice..
this man can not rule nigeria..no no no..buhari is wick and dirty..

Posted: at 19-08-2015 08:09 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

wrong man in offfice..
this man can not rule nigeria..no no no..buhari is wick and dirty..

Posted: at 19-08-2015 08:09 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

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