Pantami writes Buhari, envisions end to stamp duty feud soon

                                                     Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ibrahim Pantami,

The media saga that had held sway between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over collection of stamp duties would soon be resolved.

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ibrahim Pantami, who gave the hint, assured stakeholders that the crisis between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over collection of stamp duties would soon be resolved, adding that he had written the President Muhammadu Buhari, and engaged some top government officials on the way out.

It will be recalled that top officials of NIPOST and FIRS have been engaging one another in a war of words, especially on the social media, claiming exclusive rights to the collection of stamp duties.

But Pantami, while addressing journalists at a press conference to mark his one year in office in Abuja, said a solution was in sight.

He said, “I have engaged the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning twice on the matter.

“I have also written to our boss, President Muhammadu Buhari. I am also engaging the Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor.

“I can assure you that the issue will be resolved officially soon.”