President Buhari with President Zuma
SOUTH AFRICA - The South Africa-based Sunday Times reports that President
Buhari and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa are expected to meet this week
and discuss the fine along the sidelines of the Forum of China-Africa
Co-operation. The event takes place on December 4-5 at the Sandton Convention
Centre.
The newspaper, however, reports that the South African
government has been unwilling to confirm or deny its involvement in the MTN
matter.
Clayson Monyela, spokesman for the Department of
International Relations, told the Sunday Times that government was monitoring
the development with keen interest. He said:
"The matter between MTN and Nigeria is between a private company and issues of compliance in a market they do business in."
The expected meeting between the two heads of state comes
after the minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, said last Wednesday that
Buhari will decide MTN's fate regarding the fine.
It will be recalled that the Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC) fined MTN $5.2billion for failing to disconnect five million
unregistered SIM cards in a timely manner. The SIM card registration process is designed to curb terror
and criminal threats in the country.
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