Nigeria: New Postal Law Underway – BPE

The director of information and communication in the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has revealed that the postal policy and new postal legislation are near completion after both documents were subjected to extensive stakeholder sensitisation.

Making the observation at an interactive meeting last Tuesday, between the Bureau and organised labour on the postal sector reform and the restructuring of NIPOST, Dikki said, “on completion, the final postal bill would be sent to the Ministry of Information and Communications which would forward it to the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

He listed the objectives of the postal reform including; “to grant the postal sector sufficient autonomy to run its own affairs; guarantee all segments of the population access to universal service; provision of quality services which support the Universal Service Obligation (USO); separate between operators, regulator and policy makers; ensure an open, liberalised market with equal opportunity for all competitors; guarantee economic viability of the public postal operator; ensure that the population had access to services according to the technological evolution of the postal service; and ahieve quality standards similar to best international practice.

A statement issued yesterday by the head, public communications, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe, stated that Post Master General, Alhaji Ibrahim Mori Baba, pointed out that his organisation welcomes the envisaged reforms as it is hoped they would strengthen service delivery in the postal sector.

The representative of the minister of Information and Communications, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozika Okeisaibo, explained that the ministry is committed to a smooth restructuring of the postal sector.

The director of information and communication in the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has revealed that the postal policy and new postal legislation are near completion after both documents were subjected to extensive stakeholder sensitisation.

Making the observation at an interactive meeting last Tuesday, between the Bureau and organised labour on the postal sector reform and the restructuring of NIPOST, Dikki said, “on completion, the final postal bill would be sent to the Ministry of Information and Communications which would forward it to the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

He listed the objectives of the postal reform including; “to grant the postal sector sufficient autonomy to run its own affairs; guarantee all segments of the population access to universal service; provision of quality services which support the Universal Service Obligation (USO); separate between operators, regulator and policy makers; ensure an open, liberalised market with equal opportunity for all competitors; guarantee economic viability of the public postal operator; ensure that the population had access to services according to the technological evolution of the postal service; and ahieve quality standards similar to best international practice.

A statement issued yesterday by the head, public communications, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe, stated that Post Master General, Alhaji Ibrahim Mori Baba, pointed out that his organisation welcomes the envisaged reforms as it is hoped they would strengthen service delivery in the postal sector.

The representative of the minister of Information and Communications, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozika Okeisaibo, explained that the ministry is committed to a smooth restructuring of the postal sector.