Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto says his government has asked the federal government to restore telecommunication services in 14 LGAs of the state.
The govermor disclosed this on Saturday when he received the north-east governors forum (NEGF), represented by Inuwa Yahaya Babagana Zulum, governors of Gombe and Borno respectively.
Sokoto, had In September, asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to shut down services in 14 LGAs as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the state.
Spokesman to the governor, Muhammad Bello, in a statement on Saturday, said: “Following an enlarged security council meeting on the fallout of bandits’ attack on Goronyo market which claimed the lives of 43 people last week, Sokoto state government has formally written to the Federal Government to suspend the blockade of telecommunications services earlier imposed on 14 local government areas of the state,”
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“According to Gov. Tambuwal, the call for the rescinding of the blockade became necessary in view of concerns expressed by security outfits in the state that the outage was affecting the smooth conduct of their works.
“He said the state government has already forwarded a letter to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy to review the internet blockade.”