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The Postmaster General of the Federation/CEO, NIPOST,
Adeyemi Adepoju stated this on when he visited the Acting Comptroller General
of Immigration, Caroline Wura- Ola Adepoju, at the Service Headquarters,
recently in Abuja.
The collaboration, according to the Postmaster General, was
made necessary by NIPOST’s development of an integrated service delivery model
that incorporates various government services and information and will be made
available to citizens in a one-stop shop setting using a variety of channels to
meet their varied needs at particular Post Office locations across the country.
With this proposal, NIS will leverage utilizing NIPOST
infrastructure for the collection of Passport and adopting the postal network
as an e- Fulfillment centre for enhancing the digital economy.
He added that the roles and responsibilities of the
development were for a sustainable and integrated framework for the process of
e- Passport, provide courier services and Address verification validation that
will harmonize the various e- government initiative in the agency, as well as
consolidate NIPOST efforts to reaffirm productivity synergy with NIS.
In her response, The Ag. CG commended the Management of
NIPOST on the laudable development of an Address Verification System describing
it as a major breakthrough for identity and forensic crime management.
She lauded NIPOST for also developing a standardized Digital
Postcode System which will aid the agency in issuing Nigerian Passports.
She added that the service would continue to explore ways
and cultivate strategic partnerships to help her fulfil her mandate to
Nigerians.
According to her, “the collaboration will address the issues
facing Nigerians while seeking to register for Passports, reduce the waiting
period before biometric data capture, and make Passport processing seamless and
faster thereby assuageing the pains Nigerians go through to obtain Nigerian
passport”.
The Postmaster General and the Ag. CG agreed to develop a
framework for the working relationship in due course.