In other to tackle the challenges associated with the distribution of palliatives by state governments to beneficiaries across the country, former Postmaster General/CEO of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi, has told the state governments to use the structures and services of the agency.
Adegbuyi who is also the Chairman/Founder of Grassroots Address and Identity Network Ltd (GAIN LIMITED), made the remark on Thursday in a press statement to commemorate the World Identity Day coming up on September 16.
He noted that since NIPOST has offices and address posts in all the local government areas of the country, it is much more effective for state governments to use their services.
Adegbuyi stated that the number of mail received from abroad and delivered in Nigeria increased by 107 percent, from 9.4 million in 2019 to 19.5 million in 2022, stressing that as of 2022, NIPOST had 2,251 post offices nationwide.
He maintained that NIPOST is critical in reaching masses of the people across the country.
The former NIPOST boss pointed out that in the absence of a Digital Addressing and Identity network, and in the face of traditional, old, analogue brick and mortar addresses, the use of NIPOST Network at this time is desirable, adding that “the good news is that the organization, in partnership with GAIN LTD, will soon roll out the state-of- the-art, hyper specific Digital Addressing and Identity initiative.”
While speaking further on the importance of Digital Identity to reach the people and build a social register in the grassroots, Adegbuyi said, “Using identity, of which digital address is the last mile, will afford governments at all levels to build a credible, reliable and tech driven social register.
“This will engender real time tracking and ensure transparency in the distribution of the palliatives which will cushion or mitigate the harsh effect of the withdrawal of subsidy from petroleum products.
“By adopting the foregoing, trust will be restored in the system and governments will have the opportunity of mobilising the people behind its programme.
“Governments at all levels are enjoined to partner with the NIPOST in the distribution of the subsidy palliatives. This is imperative because the massive national infrastructure is everywhere in Nigeria.
“The seamless, track-able, transparent and technology driven distribution of the palliatives will be engineered as opposed to the ongoing ugly, chaotic distribution of the same,” Adegbuyi said.
The public administrator stated that revenue from Postcash, an electronic money order service that sends and receives money nationwide and worldwide, increased by 3,424 percent from N458, 546 in 2019 to N16.16 million in 2022.
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