The Senate has carried out fundamental amendments of the Bill establishing the Nigerian Postal Service.
The Red Chamber on Tuesday passed Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021.
The Bill was passed after the Senate considered the report of its Committee on Communications led by Senator representing Lagos Central, Oluremi Tinubu.
Giving an insight into the clause by clause amendments by her Committee, Senator Tinubu said sub-clause (1)(a) under clause 3 which deals with the Establishment and Membership of the Governing Board of the Public Postal Operator was amended to give the Governing Board power to formulate policies and adopt strategies for the overall development of the postal sector.
She further disclosed that the sub-clause (1)(b) which vested the Board of the agency with the power to borrow or raise funds was deleted.
According to the Senator representing Lagos central, clause 5(2) was also added to state explicitly the minimum qualifications for the appointment of the Postmaster-General.
Tinubu further said that clause 8 which deals with the Application of Pensions Act was amended to align with the Pension Act.
Among other amendments made to the NIPOST Act 2004, was an amendment to clause 15 which deals with National Postcode System and Technical Standards.
The clause was amended to enable the Public Postal Operator, subject to existing legislation, to enter into a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) or other similar arrangements to carry out any of its obligations.
The lawmakers while considering the report also amended clause 5(1) to make the appointment of the Postmaster-General the exclusive prerogative of the President as against the recommendation of the Minister.
The Chamber equally amended sub-clause 3 to provide that, “the Minister may, with the approval of the President, at any time remove any member of the Board from office on the grounds of misconduct, conviction, infirmity or disease of the mind.”
Senator representing Edo South and Chairman Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Matthew Urhoghide also submitted his Committee Annual report of the Auditor-General for the Federation on the accounts of the Federation for the year ended December 31, 2015.
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