NIPOST Laments Under Utilisation Of Facilities

Non-rental of post office boxes by members  of the public and payment of stamp duty have been listed as part of the challenges facing the operations of the postal services.

The manager, Public Relations, Nigerian Postal Service, Territorial Headquarters, Port Harcourt, Mr Godwin D. Akpan, dropped this hint on Tuesday while speaking with The Tide in his office.

Akpan said that the inability of the public especially hotels and other commercial places to buy stamp duty from the post offices was a major factor militating against the growth of postal services.

He explained that stamp duty was important in case of court litigation.

The NIPOST PRO, reasoned that stamp duty was one of the legal items that can prove one’s innocence in the law court.

About post office boxes, he said that his branch has upto 38 thousand to deliver, but less than 10 thousand have been rented.

According to him, private boxes were necessary as it helps in the preservation of personal documents and files.

He revealed that the post office charges as low as N11,000 annually for special delivery services.