Technology can’t kill NIPOST – Post Master General

The Post Master General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Barr Adebisi Adegbuyi has said that
the current trend in communication technology cannot kill NIPOST.

Adegbuyi disclosed this during the 1st Perennial Delegate Conference
of Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government
Owned Companies (SSASCOG) in Calabar on Thursday with the theme: "The
role of labour in posting the post to posterity".

"Because of technology, we are providing a lot of service to a larger
community of Nigerians, we are everywhere, in fact we are where others
cannot reach, NIPOST has become more relevant.

"All our counters are being automated, many are providing online
financial service, digitalized addressing system, address
verification, identification and authentication, it is helping the
post, technology is helping the Post to improve in its quality service
delivery and enhance it revenue base, it is a welcome development," he
submitted.

He said: "A lot of people think that technology will kill NIPOST, but
it is an enabler, it has destroyed the past and created opportunities
for the future, the Post has embraced technology.

"In the area of e-commerce, people now place orders online and
somebody must deliver the goods to those who made the order,
technology has really enhanced the performance of the post and we are
bridging the gap."

He explained that if the reform bill of the service was signed into
law, it will enhance the revenue performance of the country and boost
the economy.

"The bill to reform NIPOST will enhance revenue performance and it is
essential to the growth of the economy and when the bill is passed
NIPOST will rake in billions of naira annually and there is already
efficiency in the service but with the reform there will be much more
to offer to Nigerians.

"The bill is an enabler, it will open up so many windows of
opportunities for Nigerian Postal service to remain relevant in
providing services to the generality of the Nigerian Public and
therefore enhance the revenue base of the government, it will generate
a lot money, it has capacity to rake in huge amount of money to the
country," he said.

Adebguyi who was represented by, Director of Human Resources
Management, Alhaji Aliu Mahmoud said NIPOST had embraced technology
and it had enhanced the performance of the post.