Ghana Post urges cane weavers to use e-commerce platform

The acting Managing Director of Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffour, has advocated the need for cane weavers in the country to use the organsation’s e-commerce platform to reach out to clients all over the world.

According to him, with the use of the platform, they will not only be able to increase their business, but they will also be able to export their craft, which will benefit both them and the country.

Mr Osei Kuffuor said during a working visit to cane weavers in Cantonments as part of activities marking the 41st annual Pan-African Postal Union (PAPU) Day celebrations that “selling on our site is a low-risk way to start your online business because there are no monthly membership fees and low fees.”

“We have a dedicated team who will help you join in our e-commerce platform with ease,” the Ghana Post MD said.

Transshipment office

Mr Osei Kuffuor also paid a visit to the Ghana Post Transshipment office, which is located in the cargo portion of the Kotoka International Airport, as part of his day’s activities.

After a tour of the office, he told journalists that officials from his organisation with tarmac licenses are deployed hours before the plane lands to watch mail as it is offloaded from the plane’s belly.

Bags that have been ripped, tampered with, or have no seals or labels are swiftly noticed and reported to the proper authorities.

‘The presence of Ghana Post transshipment office is a great relief to the company’s operations as it has improved mail security. We value our customers, and we shall continue to secure all items. It is our priority to ensure we remain your lifeline to your deadline, and your deadline to your lifeline,” he added.

The transshipment office is a strategic office of Ghana Post that handles all imports and exports mails and parcels to and from Ghana.

It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and operates as a custodian office, holding mail on weekends and holidays before transporting it to the General Post Office on weekdays.

Response

The cane weavers’ leaders expressed their gratitude to the Managing Director for paying them a visit as the first artisan group he had visited since taking office.

They were overjoyed that he had not only come to encourage them to utilize Ghana Post to deliver products, but also to share the good news that they could now use the Ghana Post e-commerce platform to reach a global audience.

Every year on January 18, Africa’s postal community gathers to commemorate PAPU Day, a prime and unique chance to emphasise the vital role of the postal industry and its difficulties to decision-makers and the general public.

“Harnessing synergies with participants in the larger postal sector” was the theme of this year’s PAPU Day Celebrations.

The issue is in line with ongoing global discussions and consultations on the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) proposed opening-up to other companies in the postal sector.