Mr Aliyu ABOKI Executive Secretary, West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly(WATRA)
Aliyu Yusuf Aboki is the Executive Secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly. He is currently serving his first term of three years in office, following his election by WATRA member countries in March 2021.
Before his election to lead WATRA, Aliyu established B999 LTD, a telecommunications and technology strategy consulting firm. He had worked at Ericsson for over a decade in various capacities, holding positions that included Key Account Manager, Head of Network Design and Planning, Head of Network Optimization, Engagement Manager Mobile Broadband and Senior RF Consultant. In these positions, he chiefly supported and provided advisory services to different Mobile Network Operators within and outside Africa – in business and network strategy, network roll-out, network management and operations, network design, planning and solution, commercial management, and revenue optimization – rising to become a key player and an authority in the industry. He also held key positions in MTN Nigeria at different times.
