NIPOST workers protest as Postmaster General assumes office

Tola Odeyemi, Postmaster General

Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) staff on Monday shut down their head office as they rejected the appointment of the new Postmaster General (PMG), Tola Odeyemi by President Bola Tinubu.

Despite the workers’ rejection, Odeyemi has assumed duty at the NIPOST headquarters in Abuja.

She walked into the office at about 1p.m. and went into meeting with top directors.

At the meeting, she rejected the chair reserved for her and opted for another seat.

Odeyemi’s appointment was announced last week by the Presidency, but NIPOST in a separate statement disclosed the reinstatement of Mr. Sunday Adepoju to continue as PMG.

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NIPOST workers on Monday staged a protest in Abuja over the new appointment and shut down its head office.

Some of the protesting workers said Odeyemi was appointed against their wish and as such cannot be allowed to assume her new role.

They called on Tinubu to reverse the new appointment and maintain the reinstatement of Adepoju.

The President of the National Union of Postal and Telecommunication Employees, Mr. Buba Nehemiah, said Odeyemi’s appointment was against the wishes of the workers.

“Sunday Adepoju should be allowed to continue the good work he has started. Removing him at this point would terminate these processes and take NIPOST back to square one which we are against. We have over 13,000 employees here,” Nehemiah said.

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