Ghana Post
{{Short description|Ghanaian postal service provider}}
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Ghana Post (also known as Ghana Post Company Limited) is a government-owned corporation responsible for postal service in Ghana and a member of the West African Postal Conference.{{cite web |url=http://www.upu.int/restricted_unions/en/wapc_members.html |title= Home|website=www.upu.int |access-date=26 March 2010}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}
The current Managing Director is Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour with Kwaku Tabi Amponsah as his deputy.{{Cite web |title=Ghana Post appeals to President |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/ghana-post-appeals-to-president.html |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Obour: Ghana Post Acting MD meets staff |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/obour-ghana-post-acting-md-meets-staff.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |date=2021-12-22 |title=Musician turned politician, Obour appointed as acting GhanaPost MD |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2021/12/musician-turned-politician-obour-appointed-as-acting-ghanapost-md/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Ghana Post MD receives foreign postal consultants |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-post-md-receives-foreign-postal-consultants.html |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}} He succeeded James Kwofie as the Managing Director.{{Cite web |last=Awal |first=Mohammed |date=2021-10-11 |title=James Kwofie steps down as Managing Director of Ghana Post |url=https://thebftonline.com/2021/10/11/james-kwofie-steps-down-as-managing-director-of-ghana-post/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Business & Financial Times |language=en-GB}}
History
Historically, Ghana Post commenced business in 1854 as the Post and Telecommunications Department of the Colonial Administration. It was transformed into a corporation in 1974 with the promulgation of the NRC Decree 311 of 1974.{{cite web|title=NRCD 311 of 1974|url=http://laws.ghanalegal.com/acts/group/6/NRC-Decree/|publisher=ghanalegal.com|date=February 3, 2017}} The Telecommunications Division was carved out of the corporation in 1993, leaving the Postal Division to be renamed the Ghana Postal Services Corporation, its enabling act being Act 505 of 1995. The corporation was later incorporated under the Companies' Code (Act 179) in 1995 in line with the enactment of the Statutory Corporations (Conversion To Companies) Act 1993, Act 461; which required some state-owned enterprises to become limited liability companies; hence its current name Ghana Post Company Limited.
The company has legal monopoly over the provision of the universal postal service; letters below 100 grams.
The company provides postal, courier, retail, agency and financial services for its customers for profit.
Management
The Ghana Post Company Limited is managed by a seven-member Board of Directors. People on the board are;{{Cite web |title=Communications Minister Inaugurates Two Boards {{!}} Ministry of Communications |url=https://www.moc.gov.gh/communications-minister-inaugurates-two-boards |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=www.moc.gov.gh}}{{Cite web |title=Explore opportunities in e-commerce space - Minister urges Ghana Post |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/explore-opportunities-in-e-commerce-space-minister-urges-ghana-post.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}
- George Afedzi Hayford (Chairman),
- Bice Osei Kuffour (Managing Director),
- Yiadom Boakye Kessie (Member),
- Abena Durowaa Mensah (Member),
- Frederick Akuffo-Gyimah (Member),
- Alfred Nii-Nortey Nortey (Member), and
- Michael Omari Wadie (Member).
Awards
Some awards garnered include;{{Cite web |date=2021-12-22 |title=Obour appointed acting MD of Ghana Post - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/obour-appointed-acting-md-of-ghana-post/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Obour: Bice Osei Kuffour appointed Ghana Post boss |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/obour-bice-osei-kuffour-appointed-ghana-post-boss.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}
- Best EMS Call Centre 2017 by the Universal Postal Union in Switzerland,{{Cite web |date=2018-04-19 |title=Ghana Post wins Best EMS Customer Care award for 2017 |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Ghana-Post-wins-Best-EMS-Customer-Care-award-for-2017-644431 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}
- Best Customer Care Award 2018 by the Universal Postal Union in Switzerland,
- Public Sector Campaign of the Year 2018 by the Marketing World Awards,
- CIMG President Special Awards 2018 by Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG),
- Most Reliable and Fastest Courier Company in West Africa 2019 by Pillars Modern Ghana Awards,
- Excellence in Innovation and Technology 2019 by Ghana Shippers Awards,{{Cite web |title=Ghana Post wins 2 awards at Ghana Shippers Awards |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/ghana-post-wins-2-awards-at-ghana-shippers-awards.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}
- Outstanding Contribution to the Shipping Industry 2019 by Ghana Shippers Awards.
References
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External links
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{{Postal administrations of Africa}}
Category:Postal system of Ghana
Category:Service companies of Ghana
Category:Companies based in Accra
Category:1974 establishments in Ghana
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