The Nigerian Postal Service through its Courier Regulatory Department (CRD) said that the 3rd Nigerian Courier Summit (NCS) will create grounds for the industry to interact with lawmakers, governmental bodies and other stakeholders on ways to ending miseries that have bedeviled the practitioners.
Speaking during a press conference on Thursday, Simon Emeje, senior assistant postmaster-general (SAPMG), who doubles as the head of Courier Regulatory Department (CRD), said that the summit has the theme as “Emergent Issues in Nigeria Courier Industry’, provides ample opportunity for the industry to identify the implications, inadequacies and discrepancies in the various legislations on courier operations in Nigeria.
“We want to use the exploit the summit to work out modalities for legislative conformity or various legislations on courier operations with international treaties and conventions of the Universal Postal Union to which Nigeria is a signatory.
“To set modalities for harmonizing legal framework for adequate courier regulatory responsibility in the country, he added.”
According to Emeje, another critical issue to be treated at the conference will set modalities for harmonization of various agency policies to ensure smooth playing field for courier operations in Nigeria.
Mr. Ben Murray Bruce, chairman, Silverbird Television expected guest speaker shall be speaking on “Legislations and Courier Entrepreneurship in Nigeria”.
The first and second edition held in 2001 and 2004 respectively. Meanwhile, Senator David Mark, Senate president would be a special guest of honour, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology will chair the Summit, while Mallam Abubakar Musa Argungu, postmaster-general and chief executive of NIPOST, would be the chief host.
Gilbert Emeka Nnaji, chairman Senate Committee on Communication, Ojo Oyetunde, chairman, House Committee on Communication and Mr. Osita Chidoka, Corps Marshall and chief executive officer, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) are expected to grace the occasion.
Ambassador Jerry Sunny Ugokwe, Mrs. Dabeny Shall-Holma, director Shippers’ Council and Mr. Okey Uba, managing director, Ebony Express would serve as the rapporteurs, among other guests.