Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Monday in Abuja shut the head office of the Service, while protesting the appointment of Tola Odeyemi as the new Chief Executive Officer/Postmaster-General of Nigeria.
The protesting workers had denied entry to the newly appointed NIPOST Chief Executive Officer, saying her appointment was against their wish.
Ajuri Ngelale, a Presidential spokesman,had announced last week that President Bola Tinubu had changed the leadership of the agencies under the supervision Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, including NIPOST.
But,moments after the news of Odeyemi’s appointment broke, there were reports that Adeyemi Adepoju, the sacked Postmaster-General, had been reinstated.
Adepoju was seen in a viral video addressing some workers who claimed Tinubu had re-appointed him.
In a statement by NIPOST on Friday, Adepoju alleged that President Bola Ahmed re-appointed him as Postmaster General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned Rt. Honourable Adeyemi Sunday Adepoju as the Postmaster General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), citing Adepoju’s sterling leadership and excellent performance during his stay in office as the reason for his reinstatement”, according to the statement.
