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Buhari breaks silence on $5.2bn MTN fine

President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on the $5.2 billion fine slammed on the MTN Nigeria by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Buhari said the real concern of his government was the security implication of the telecommunication company’s failure to register subscribers appropriately.

President Buhari was speaking on Tuesday at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja at a joint press conference with the visiting South African President Jacob Zuma.

“This is the first time I am making public comment on it (the MTN fine). Our concern is the security, not the fine”, Buhari stated, noting that Boko Haram insurgents had so far killed over 10,000 Nigerians”.
The fine was originally $5.2 billion but later reduced to $3.9billion by the NCC.

Buhari said that was why the NCC asked all the telecommunication companies in Nigeria to register their customers, stressing that it was unfortunate that the MTN was “very slow” in that regard.

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Buhari also said it was unfortunate that the MTN went to court rather than negotiate with the security agencies and the NCC on the matter.

The president noted that the MTN had withdrawn the case and returned to the negotiation table for discussion on whether the fine would be reduced or paid gradually.

Earlier, Zuma said he and Buhari signed over 30 bilateral agreements and memorandum of understanding on trade and industry, transport, energy, defence and security and immigration, among others.

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