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Presidency shortlists 4 to replace NCC boss Oluwaseun Ayantokun, Lagos Wednesday, October 28, 2009 THE race towards getting a replacement for the current Executive Vice Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), Mr. Ernest Ndukwe, has commenced, just as the information filtering from the presidency indicated that four persons had already been shortlisted. advertisement Though, the list was yet to be officially announced, the Nigerian Tribune gathered that Ndukwe’s replacement may be produced from any of the three geopolitical zones in the North. Among them is a professor that is knowledgeable about the communication industry from the North East. Also, on the list that excluded names that were being thrown up in the country’s telecommunication sector was one of the sound minds currently serving as an executive director in the commission. Meanwhile, stakeholders in the telecommunication sector have appealed to President Umaru Yar’Adua and others in the decision making with regard to the appointment of the successor of Mr. Ndukwe, to avoid politicising the matter. Speaking to the Nigerian Tribune in his office, a player in the industry, who would not want his name mentioned, described the new appointment exercise as a litmus test for President Yar’Adua. He said if political considerations prevailed in making the new appointment, the current development in the sector of the country’s economy may be derailed.