Leader in the mobile communications solutions in the country, MTN
Nigeria, has denied deduction of facts from its submission to the
security agencies on the case concerning MTN by the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
Reacting to some news report on the case yesterday,
Thursday, July 26, 2012, MTN through its Corporate Service Executive, Mr. Wale
Goodluck, lamented what he described as “inaccurate and biased reports” over
the issue, which alleged that its officials recanted their position on the ownership
of two lines linked to the election dispute in Osun State.
The matter, he said, has precipitated a series of spurious
allegations against MTN by the PDP (Osun Chapter) and the politician and former
Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
He also said the reports were a deliberate misrepresentation
of the information given to the Police by MTN officials in Abuja on Tuesday,
July 24, 2012, in respect of a petition filed against the company by Prince
Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
“We would like to state categorically that our officials did
not recant earlier information given in respect of the ownership of the two
phone lines for which details of ownership and call records were requested from
MTN. We have provided consistent information to the authorities as contained in
our records at every stage that the information has been requested. For the
avoidance of doubt, we explained to the Police that since the SIM registration
exercise, the ownership of the lines for which information was requested
has changed and we gave the Police the
most recent records of the individuals to which those lines are currently
registered. We are not required by law,
to verify documents presented to us as proof of identity by those who register
their SIMs. We do not have the expertise to do so.” he said.
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According to him, the harmonization exercise between the
NCC’s SIM registration records and operators who participated in the exercise had
not been concluded and as such information held by operators is technically
incomplete.
He explained that it is for all the aforementioned reasons
that any information given to authorized security organizations by MTN, all
carry bold disclaimers, clearly stating that MTN cannot confirm the authenticity
of the information provided.
Goodluck expressed disappointment that the details of
statements given to the Police could be so easily obtained and then
deliberately misrepresented in the public domain, stressing that this breach
itself was indicative of bad faith on the part of those who stand to benefit
from such misinformation.
Additionally, he said the MTN officials who honoured the
invitation of the Police to provide further information and perspective on the
matter did not make any statements that differed from their previous statements
at all material times.
Equally, he said the company is apolitical and non-partisan,
and as such has no reason to act in any unethical manner as being alleged by
the politician. Noting that MTN had made strenuous effort to explain the
processes and procedure of their business and the reasons why all customer
information and records are routinely presented in a particular way.
“MTN is guided by strict corporate governance codes and we
take grave exception to this continuous insinuation of unethical or improper
conduct against us by the plaintiff. It can never be in our interest to
misrepresent facts or falsify information. We have provided all the necessary
records to the requisite security agencies in accordance with laid down procedure,”
he said.
He urged the media to always seek to ensure that the facts
that they report are accurate and, in accordance with their professional
ethics, strive to hear the other side of the story before they publish such
sensitive information in the future.
Remmy Nweke
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