Bulk Post Venture at Customers' Forum Bids Mori Baba Farewell

‎The Bulk Post Venture, an arm of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) on Monday ditched it's tradition of hosting Customers' Forum at the end of the year in other to bid farewell to the deserving, Mallam Ibrahim Mori-Baba, the outgoing post-master general (PMG) of the Federation.

The customer forum cum valedictory session attracted creme de creme of personalities in the NIPOST, logistics/courier operators, capital market, Registrars, among others to felicitate with Mallam Mori-Baba who hands over baton of leadership at one of the oldest Government institutions in the country.

He served on the capacity of Postmaster General of the Federation for maximum of two terms, cumulatively nine (9) years and six (6)months.

Speaking during the session, the outgoing PMG‎ said that in spite challenges faced by the industry, NIPOST under his leadership kept faith with innovations with the aim of being at apar with requirements from the postal sector in the contemporary‎ society.

He said that NIPOST Has never relented in its commitment to building effective and sustainable collaboration with relevant stakeholders in order to deliver efficient and high quality services.

According to the PMG, the synergy between the Agencies, especially under the supervision of the Ministry of Communication Technology, is increasing the Federal Government's effort towards creating the much needed inclusive society.

Mallam Mori-Baba boasted that with such collaboration, NIPOST is now better placed to play a unique and critical role in the economy.

"The Post offices are being equipped with ICT facilities to enable them serve as 'public access venues' for various business transactions. I'm an sure that with your support we shall succeed", he told the ‎guests.

He urged both the private and public participants in the industry to "keep in mind that postal services have some unique advantages, including its extensive delivery network, and we have started to explore how these can be fully utilized. We have continued to incorporate new technologies into our network to reduce costs, improve quality and increase consistency. We have made great strides in our efforts to modernise the post offices by making technology an important area of concentration for viable change in postal operations and service delivery".

The Customer Forum ‎theme, "The Enormous Decline in Capital Mail Volume: Advocating Fairness and Excellent Service", he said, is an evidence of seriousness which NIPOST management attaches to issues in the Capital market business.

Earlier, Dr. Michael Umo, general manager, Bulk Post Venture, described the outgoing PMG as has shown creditability and passion in defending the thrust of postal industry in Nigeria.

He thank Mallam Mori-Baba for his steadfastness in the pursuit of vigorous transformations in the Service.

He said the valedictory session was to thank the PMG, who through his "support, understanding, helping hands, the Venture has been able to glide through the tough and tumble of the unusually very unpredictable yet vulnerable and volatile bulk mail business terrain".

To the Venture's customers, Umo said, "We have been able to come this far because of the consolidated efforts of all of you ‎the stakeholders in the Capital Market".

Mallam Ibrahim Mori-Baba's Brief Background
Ibrahim Mori-Baba was born was born in Mahuta, Fakai Local Government Area of today’s Kebbi state of Nigeria in the year 1952. His elementary education commenced way back in the 1960s.

Ibrahim upon finishing his primary education went to Government College, Bida where he obtained his WASC certificate in1971.

After his secondary education, he attended the A.T.C Kano where he obtained NCE in Business Education in 1975.

In 1978 he was at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, graduating with B. Ed in 1980, and in 1983 he was at the University of Pittsburg, USA and obtained M. Ed in Business in 1984.

Ibrahim started his career as a teacher even before he went to ABU.

He was a teacher in the Staff Training Centre in Bida between 1975 and 1976. After his education at ABU, he continued his teaching career at the College of Administration, an arm of the then Polytechnic, Sokoto.

Eventually, the school became Kebbi State Polytechnic when Kebbi was carved out of Sokoto state.

He remained a lecture in the Polytechnic and rose to become Head of Department of Business Studies, and later Dean of School of Management Studies.

He was later to become acting Director of the Polytechnic in 1991 and its Director in 1992.

He joined the Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST) in 1993. However his stay was brief as he was once again called back to the Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi to become the Rector between 1995 and 1999.

After the second stint at the Polytechnic he returned to NIPOST in 1999 as the Senior Assistant Postmaster General in charge of Treasury; assisting the Deputy Postmaster General, Finance and Investment.

In March of 2001, he assumed the position of Deputy Post Master-General in charge of Finance and Investment.

Then in 2006, he was appointed Acting Post Master-General/Chief Executive Officer of NIPOST, a position he was confirmed later on in August of that year.

After a purposeful and meritorious first tenure at NIPOST, Mallam Ibrahim Mori Baba was in August 2011 re-appointed as Post Master-General when his first appointed tenure expired last August.

Quite and gentle, Mallam Ibrahim Mori Baba is a husband and father, a devout Muslim.

He has written many academic works and attended many seminars and workshops. He has also presented numerous academic papers and a member of many government and extra-government committees.

He holds the traditional titles of Dan Masanin Fakai bestowed on him in 1996, Yariman Khuluh, 2006 and Barden Zuru in 2007.

***Mallam Ibrahim Mori Baba's background was culled from  Abuja City Pages magazine.‎