NPA MD charge workers, says better days ahead

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Managing Director Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has assured workers of better condition of service.

Addressing the workers in Lagos, she advised them to be dedicated in the discharge of their duty.

Over 550 workers from across the country were honoured during the ceremony.

About 530 recipients of them got the company’s long service award, seven, merit awards and 30 fire men for their gallantry in putting out a fire in Port Harcourt port.

She thanked the awardees and other workers for their contributions to the authority’s growth.

“In spite of the outlook of the economy at the beginning of this year, the management of the authority set out certain goals and objectives for itself and we are grateful that we have attained most of the goals that we set for ourselves.

“Right from the outset, management was conscious of the fact that none of these objectives would be attainable without the understanding and cooperation of the workforce. This is the main reason we have maintained an open door policy, which has made it possible for all of us to rub minds and agree on the best way to achieve the very important task of repositioning port operations in Nigeria or better efficiency.

“On behalf of the management, I want to thank you, our colleagues for keeping faith with us. While we are not at the place where we hope to be, we are certainly not where we started from. I take the rare opportunity to commend you for your commitment to serve and all the sacrifices that you all have to make.

“Someone said the reward for hard work is more work; at the NPA, we know that this not the exact situation. There is, of course, always more work for us because we want to improve on our last performance, never resting on our oars, but can also assure you that welfare will continue to be of utmost priority to us,” she said.

In his address, its Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, urged the workers to be more dedicated to their duty as the management has resolved to priotise staff welfare, next year.

One of the awardees and the Port Manager Calabar Port, Mrs Funmilayo Olotu, who spoke on behalf of others, expressed gratitude to the management for promoting staff welfare and thanked Ms Usman for operating an open door policy since her assumption of duties.

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