The Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu, says he is prepared to upgrade NIPOST facilities across the country to serve Nigerians better in line with the Change Agenda of President Mohammadu Buhari.
Shittu made the promise when he paid a two – day working visit to NIPOST facilities in Lagos State during the week.
He described the present situation as unacceptable, adding that the ministry needed to do something urgently to bring up the facilities to an economic state to yield good dividends for the economy.
A statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Victor Oluwadamilare, Shittu, noted that the minister reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to re-position Postal Services in the country, declared that NIPOST facilities will be upgraded in line with the government vision to meet up with today’s economic realities.
“With post offices in 550 local governments out of the existing 774 spread across the country, they have the potential when upgraded, to bring about economic revitalization by becoming the economic hub of the nation’s economy”, the Minister added.
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