NIPOST seeks Legislative support to boost IGR
Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, postmaster General of the Federation/CEO, Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), has called on State Houses of Assembly for more legislative supports that will enhance its revenue drive.
Adewusi made the call in Lagos when he visited Mudashiru Obasa, speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly in Ikeja, a statement by NIPOST said.
He said NIPOST needed the support of the House with a legislation that would help ease the task before it especially as it relates to the registration of dispatch riders, issuance of identity cards, and tracking locations.
Adewusi, a former finance commissioner for Finance in Lagos, however, lamented that internet technology had altered the operational efficiency of the postal services across the world, but added that this had not deterred his team at NIPOST.
“We have started the process of reform which is culminating in the unbundling of the Nigerian Postal Service to now have a Property Company, a Logistics and Transport Company, and a Micro Finance Bank. “We have started this process and I believe that by the time I conclude my five-year tenure, we would have succeeded”, he said.
The speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Obasa, in his response promised that the House would collaborate with any organization that aims to assist the state with the ease of doing business.
“This House of Assembly is ready to work with you. The House is always ready to support with legislation and resolutions to enhance the ease of doing business in the state”, he said.
He urged NIPOST to take advantage of amendments to revolutionize the organization’s mode of operations.
