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The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani and Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, who were the special guests of honour at the expo, could not make it, because of a presidential directive to return to the Federal Capital Territory considering the nationwide protests on August 1, 2024, according to the LCCI President, Gabriel Idahosa.

Idahosa told The PUNCH that the schedule for the expo had been drawn up months before the nationwide protest began to surface in the news and there was nothing the LCCI could do to prevent the absence of the public officers.

He said, “We understand that a lot of them had their programme changed. For example, the senator, who was meant to come this morning, (because he) was supposed to be on recess, got called back to Abuja by the President of the Senate. He just took a flight and went to Abuja.”

He explained that the minister was also affected, as he got a call to be on the ground for a briefing, to help engage their communities and bases.

“ICTEL was the main casualty in terms of the regulators’ attendance; NITDA, NCC, Nigeria Satellite Commission, all of them were meant to be here because it’s their show. I guess the crisis has reset all their engagements,” the LCCI president added.

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