The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has said that the accounts of the commission were not frozen, even as it said that  there was no leadership crisis.

The commission was reacting to reports suggesting that the bank accounts of the regulator have been frozen, following a leadership crisis in the commission.

Head, Media & Public Relations of the commission, Mr Reuben Muoka in a statement  said that the commission has the responsibility to inform the Nigerian public, and all industry stakeholders that no account of the commission has been frozen for whatever reason.

“This embarrassing report is a figment of the imagination of the author and should be discountenanced by the reading public.

“We wish to also inform the public that there is no crisis of succession in the commission. For the avoidance of any doubt, Dr. Bashir Gwandu, the Executive Commissioner in charge of Engineering and Standards, has since June 21, 2010, been appointed the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission.

“This followed government’s directive to the former Acting Executive Vice Chairman, Engr. Stephen Bello, whose five-year tenure as an Executive Commissioner with the Commission expires on July 5, 2010, to proceed on his formal retirement.

“Since his appointment, Dr. Bashir Gwandu, with the full knowledge of the entire staff, has continued to perform his duties as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Commission at our headquarters in Abuja without let or hindrance.

“ He was at the meeting convened by the House of Representatives Committee on Communications on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, and there was no time during the meeting that another person appeared in the same capacity as Acting EVC. As a matter of fact, the proceedings of the meeting were recorded for transmission by the various television stations and the public can watch the full proceedings of the meeting.

“In addition to the above, Dr. Gwandu also led NCC directors to the telecom stakeholders meeting convened by the Honorable Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili on Thursday, June 24, 201, where he was formerly presented to the industry by the Honourable Minister.