The Federal Government has accused the National Assembly (NASS) of stalling progress in the payment of the balance of the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) for breach of SIM card registration rules last year.
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu told journalists on Wednesday that ongoing investigation by the National Assembly was responsible for delay in getting the balance of the fine from MTN.
“If you are talking about MTN fine, I was at National Assembly platform recently. The real process, to my mind, is the fact that the National Assembly, particularly the House of Representatives, is investigating this matter. “Those of us expected to make comments decided to withhold our comments because we know that whatever we do, will invariably be subject to the outcome of this investigation by the lawmakers. So for me, that is the reason why we have not yet made greater progress.
“And as you would have seen yesterday the process of legislative investigation is still ongoing and once it is concluded I hope positively that we get things going and I think the matter will be put behind us,” the minister said.
