Qualified candidates has been shortlisted by the Federal Government for the position of Post Master General of the Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost).
He disclosed that” Instead of appointing the next in position to the present Post Master General as the new one, we decided to make the position open to everybody by advertising the position and only 47 candidates applied for it, out of which 21 were short-listed based on merit by the screening panel.
In a statement by Minister of Communication Bayo Shittu, opined that NIPOST had become moribund due to the invasion of mobile services.
“We didn’t want the screening to be done by the ministry alone; so, that was why we decided to include the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Department of State Security (DSS),Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), activists, lawyers, and human rights activists to ensure transparency in the appointment that will be done this week.”