Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has withdrawn from the race for the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union. Tijani disclosed this in a LinkedIn post on Friday, saying he had decided against pursuing the role after “careful consideration.” He was nominated by President Bola Tinubu on May 5, 2026, according to the ITU’s official document record, and would have contested the position at the Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha in November. The withdrawal means Nigeria will not pursue what would have been a…
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