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The Federal Government has engaged the services of Nethpost Consult of The Netherlands to reposition Nigeria Postal Service for profitability and viability over the next two years.

Postmaster-General of the Federation, Malam Ibrahim Mori Baba whose address was read by Mr. Enoch Ade Ogun at the NIPOST South Eastern zonal awards hosted by the Abia State postal territory yesterday, explained that with the development, the organization would no longer tolerate indolence and frivolity on the part of staff.

According to him, there is therefore the need for every staff to redouble his/her efforts in making NIPOST dream a reality and implored them to rise up to the challenges.

He noted that the reform policies of the Federal Government of divesting from public corporations, including NIPOST, has made it imperative for the organization to look inwards for survival, adding that the NIPOST management in conjunction with consultants engaged by the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), has painstakingly commenced the systematic restructuring of the services of the organization in order to reposition it towards realizing its full potentials.

Immediately Mallam Mori Baba took over the mantle of leadership in NIPOST, report had it that the first thing he did was set up a committee to study and recommend the best way to consolidate the gains recorded in the establishment, within the confines of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) standard as regards the best practice in the postal services globally.

This group swung into action and identified among other things, that for NIPOST to consolidate successfully, functions efficiently and effectively, it must conform with the UPU’s standard; and having closely studied postal outfits in countries, like the United States of America (USA), Britain, Canada, South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda just to mention but few, the group discovered that the postal establishments as the national carriers in these countries, compete with private courier service providers, in the spirit of free market economy.
The study group discovered that as a result of NIPOST not functioning in accordance with UPU’s standard, it has not been able to reap the benefit of operating under a regulatory body or commission.

The committee noted that the dual mandate (operator and regulator roles) of NIPOST has placed a burden on its operation as a player in the industry, as it is saddled with additional responsibilities of acting as a regulatory body, in the process, slowing down its speed of operation and effectiveness.

Immediately after Mallam Mori Baba took over the mantle of leadership in NIPOST, reports had it that the first thing he did was set up a committee to study and recommend the best way to consolidate the gains recorded in the establishment, within the confines of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) standard as regards the best practice in the postal services globally.

This group swung into action and identified among other things, that for NIPOST to consolidate successfully, functions efficiently and effectively, it must conform with the UPU’s standard; and having closely studied postal outfits in countries, like the United States of America (USA), Britain, Canada, South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda just to mention but few, the group discovered that the postal establishments as the national carriers in these countries, compete with private courier service providers, in the spirit of free market economy.

The study group discovered that as a result of NIPOST not functioning in accordance with UPU’s standard, it has not been able to reap the benefit of operating under a regulatory body or commission.

The committee noted that the dual mandate (operator and regulator roles) of NIPOST has placed a burden on its operation as a player in the industry, as it is saddled with additional responsibilities of acting as a regulatory body, in the process, slowing down its speed of operation and effectiveness.

The study group then recommended that the management of NIPOST should take steps to push for the establishment of a regulatory body for courier services in Nigeria as with the case in those countries earlier mentioned; which is the standard practices worldwide as duly recommended by the UPU.

It is expected that the Commission, when fully operational, will provide a level playing ground for the National Carrier (NIPOST) and other private courier services in the country. The Commission will then focus on bring out policies for all players in the industry as a whole. It is also expected that when the Commission comes on stream, the postal industry will be better sanitized for overall efficiency and effectiveness.