The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kogi State, Council has bemoan the poor telecommunication services currently being experienced by subscribers in the state, with a call on the relevant stakeholders to resolve the issues and restore services without further delay.
The call was contained in a statement jointly signed by Chairman of the Chapel Mr Segun Salami and Secretary Abdulrahman Salihu after an emergency meeting of the chapel in Lokoja on Monday.
The statement said that for more than a week now subscribers in Lokoja the state capital have not been able to communicate with their cell phone effectively due to epileptic services.
“For about a week now, subscribers in the state have been enduring epileptic services from telecommunication operators, notably MTN, Airtel, and Glo.
“This has been with severe implications for information flow, peace and security, health care delivery, financial and other business transactions, among others.
“To make matters worse, subscribers have been taken for granted without deliberate communication from the operators. A situation where the citizens are left to hear say and rumours of allegations and counter allegations on breaches between operators and regulators leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Subscribers in Kogi, like their peers in Saner Climes, are entitled to an explanation from the relevant stakeholders.
“This nightmare has endured for too long. We therefore call on the different gladiators to put an end to the charade in the interest of national peace, conjugal harmony, and justice.
“Nigerians are already suffering too much hardship. We do not need to increase their burdens by the frustrations and confusion of poor communication” the statement said.
