Ghana Post Workers call for review of operations

Ghana Postal workers have called on the management to review the company's operations to enable it to compete favourably in the growing technological market.

They made the call at a workers' durbar organised at the main Takoradi branch on Thursday to commemorate World Postal Day that fell on Wednesday.

The workers noted that the introduction of Internet services, information technology and other modern communication methods had placed the GP at the crossroad.

They said though there are Internet cafes in the Greater Accra and Takoradi main branches, all efforts must be made to expand the facility to other post offices nationwide.

"With the internet cafes, we can still maintain our business and commercial delivery and attract the youth, to patronise our communication technologies", they said.

The workers pledged to improve upon their approach to work and to contribute both materially and financially to the company if the need arises.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr. Augustine Chanayire, Takoradi District Manager, hinted that the Aboadze Thermal Plant estates, Beach Road Estates, and Airport Ridge estates have been selected as the initial beneficiaries of the door-to-door delivery services.

He said the company would expand the project to cover other well-planned residential areas in the metropolis next year.

Mr Chanayire said maps and the numbering of the houses, have been completed and the project would begin as soon as the mailboxes are delivered.

He said all post offices in the Western Region would be computerised.

''This is meant to assist us monitor the time of postage, despatch and delivery of letters and parcels,'' he added.