PRESS RELEASE - ATCON Annual General Meeting & National Executive Council Election 2018

The tenure of the National Executive Council 2016 – 2018 of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is expected to end soon and in order to have a crop of new National Executive Council that would be charged with the responsibility of piloting the affairs of the Association for the next two years starting from April ending 2018.

The Association that upholds the culture of corporate governance in the last twenty five years is set to have another election that would usher in a new set of National Executive Council that would direct the Association for the next two years.

As part of upholding the principle of transparency in the conduct of the forthcoming election into various positions in the National Executive Council of the Association, we are pleased to officially announce to all the CEOs and Directors of all our qualified member companies to take active part in the in Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election into the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association which slated to take place on April 26, 2018 by 9am in Lagos.

GUIDELINES FOR ATCON NEC ELECTIONS

Positions

In accordance to the Association’s Constitution, the following positions are open for contest in the election:

National President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
National Secretary
Treasurer
Financial Secretary
National Publicity Secretary
Coordinator, Telephone Operators
Coordinator, Infrastructure Providers
Coordinator, Internet Services Providers
Coordinator, Manufacturer’s Representative
Coordinator, Equipment Dealers
Coordinator, Value Added Services
Coordinator, Consulting
Eligibility

Any financial member, upon nomination by two other financial members of the Association, shall be eligible for election into any of the elective positions for a term of two years in the first instance subject to re-election for a maximum of two (2) additional terms PROVIDED ALWAYS that such election or re-election is supported by the highest number of votes cast for the candidates for the position at the Annual General Meeting where the election is held.
To be qualified for an election, a candidate Must be a Chief Executive Officer or at least a Director duly authorized or designated to represent his/her company by its management.

Process of Nomination

Any member wishing to stand for election into any of the offices listed on the Nomination Form should fill his/her name in the appropriate column and get two other financial members of the Association to sponsor and support his/her nomination.
On the other hand, a member wishing to nominate another or other members for election should fill the name(s) of the Nominee(s) in the appropriate column(s) and indicate the organization(s) of the nominee(s) as appropriate. Such a member must ensure that the other members he/she is nomination agree(s) to his/her/their nomination(s) by signing the appropriate part of the nomination form. Also, such member nomination must ensure that each nomination is supported by two financial members of the Association.
The completed nomination forms should be duly signed and returned to the secretariat not later than Tuesday, March 6, 2018.
The secretariat may be contacted to pick up duly completed nomination forms or offer any assistance in respect of clarifying any of the above requirements or in the submission of the completed nomination form(s).

Voting

Each member company is entitled to two votes per position. It is therefore expected that each member company will be represented by two delegates each casting one vote in respect of a position. However, where a single individual represents a company, that individual present at the AGM / Election shall cast only one vote on-behalf of his/her company.
Voting shall be by Secret Ballot.

Elections

Election shall be conducted by a duly constituted Electoral Committee to be appointed on the floor of the AGM by the outgoing Executive with the approval of members at the meeting.
The Electoral Committee shall be dissolved upon the conclusion of the elections.
Elected officers shall assume their posts immediately upon conclusion of the elections.

Note:

Only financially active members shall be allowed to vote and be voted for at the elections.

Nomination Forms shall be available on request from the Secretariat by calling the number below and/ or sending a mail to the e-mail address below and/ or visiting the ATCON Secretariat at the address above.

For details, Contact: