Indications emerged yesterday that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reinstated Sunday Adepoju as the Postmaster General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)

Recall that the removal and replacement of Adepoju was announced last Wednesday in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale.

The statement had informed that President Tinubu has appointed new leadership across the Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Ministry. It announced Aminu Maida as the new Executive Vice Chairman of NCC; Nkechi Egerton-Idehen for NigComSat and Tola Adeyemi for NIPOST.

However, a statement from NIPOST yesterday, said Adepoju has been reinstated “due to his exceptional leadership and performance.” It is unclear yet what became of Odeyemi, who was appointed to the same position on Wednesday.

While there is no official statement yet from the Presidency on the reinstatement and the sudden change, NIPOST in its statement on X (Twitter) @NipostNgn, yesterday.