Monday 14 September 2015

NCC Warning on Counterfeit Phones

From the info tech column of the Punch newspaper today, the acting executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta said between 15% and 20% of mobile devices in the Nigerian market are fake.
He also went further to iterate on the economic problem that results from our patronage of these devices, the health dangers they pose, their threat on our privacy et cetera.
What the NCC however fail to recognize is the fact that most of us do not really know the differences between fake and genuine electronic products, hence what effect will this warning have on us? I tag it as a mere propaganda.
If the NCC is really out to deal with the so called menace, they should take on proactive and result oriented measures. How do these fake products come into the country? Who certified that so and so product is okay for consumption by Nigerians? Who took the time to educate Nigerians on the dangers associated with using this device or that?
Some of us prefer Nigerians to remain gullible so as to enrich ourselves via their ignorance. If some agency were to deliver such public warning, I want to believe the National Orientation Agency should handle it.
NCC should focus on improving communication services that would better the living standard of Nigerians and not this.
God bless Nigeria.

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