NIPOST Workers Reject Tinubu’s Appointment of New CEO, Shut Down Head Office to Protest

The Nigerian Postal  Service, NIPOST workers have shut down its head office in Abuja to protest the appointment of Tola Odeyemi as Chief Executive Officer/Postmaster General.

Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesman, made an announcement last week regarding the leadership changes made by President Bola Tinubu in various communication organisations, including NIPOST.

However, there were speculations that Adeyemi Adepoju, the fired Post Master-General, had been reinstated shortly after the announcement of Odeyemi’s appointment.

However, the newly appointed NIPOST CEO was refused admission by the protesting employees today, saying that her selection went against their wishes.

The protesters waved placards and chanted solidarity songs while stating that they liked Adepoju.

Meanwhile, Tola Odeyemi, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Postal Service has assumed duty at the headquarters of the agency in Abuja.

Speaking during a protest at the NIPOST headquarters in Abuja, the President of the National Union of Postal and Telecommunication Employees, Mr Buba Nehemiah, said the new appointment was against the interest of the workers.