Door to door delivery of mails to be expanded

The door-to-door delivery of mails project is to be expanded over a five year period to cover other regional and district capitals that have proper layout with well demarcated numbered buildings.

The delivery of mails was introduced in 1999 as a three-year pilot project by Ghana Post Company Limited in the Regimanuel Gray, Sakumono, Golden Gates, Manet and Parakuo estates to meet the growing demand from customers to receive their mails in their homes.

Mr Felix Owusu-Agyapong, Minister for Transport and Technology, said this in Parliament on Thursday in an answer to a question asked by Mr Ransford Yaw

Agyepong, NPP-Suhum, as to what plans the ministry had to deliver mails to homes, at least in the regional and district Capitals.

He said following the success and positive results of the project, it would be extended to other areas and communities, which have well-demarcated and numbered housing units to ensure easy delivery of mails.

Mr Agyepong asked the Minister when the ministry would link with GP to consider the naming of streets and houses and the Minister said it was the work of the district assemblies but it would need co-operation from other sectors to make it successful.

Mr Edward Salia, NDC-Jirapa asked what positive results had so far been achieved by the project and the Minister said the people had expressed satisfaction about the early delivery of their mails and more people were patronising it. Mr Kofi Attor, NDC-Ho Central asked whether project had a cost of benefit to the GP and the Minister said so far they were not incurring losses so it meant they were making profit.