LAGOS—SECOND national operator, Globacom, might have decided to pull out its operations from Ghana.
Vanguard gathered that the decision might not be unconnected with allegations of sabotage and several challenges from some local Ghanaian interests that did not want the company’s nationwide plan to take off.

A source close to the company said that some of the challenges the company faced since it was awarded a GSM licence by the National Communications Authority, NCA, included an encroachment on the frequency allocated to it by the NCA, as well as repeated and organised sabotage of its billboards and the delay in securing approval for the swift deployment of its infrastructures like base stations.

Vanguard gathered that while the company was working at achieving a fast roll-out of its network in the Ghanaian market, some forces had been deliberately working to cripple its operations and prevent it from rolling out as planned.

It was also gathered that part of the decisions to pull out of Ghana was the company’s feeling that its infrastructures in the country were not getting adequate protection from the law enforcement agencies.

However, Vanguard gathered that Globacom had not served the government of Ghana any notice yet but would do that soonest.

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