NPA MD Meets Unions, Commits to Staff Development, Productivity and Revenue

NPA MD Meets Unions, Commits to Staff Development, Productivity and Revenue

By Frank Odinukaeze

Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed his commitment to staff development, to boost productivity and revenue generation.

Dr. Dantsoho gave this assurance when he received the leaders of the Senior Staff Association of Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, (MWUN), led by the President General, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju.

The MD who expressed appreciation for the visit, emphasized the need to position the NPA to perform its role in trade facilitation efficiently, saying that with the right communication and dialogue, ‘we will get there soon’.

He assured them of his determination to further strengthen the organisational culture of the NPA for the good of all.

He called for continued collaboration and harmony from the two house unions.

In his remarks at the occasion, the President General, Comrade Adeyanju congratulated Dr. Dantsoho on his appointment while calling on the MD to look into the issues of staff welfare and remuneration.

He expressed confidence in the abilities of Dr Dantsoho to bring about the desired improvements in the authority and the maritime sector.

Earlier, the president of the SSASCGOC Comrade Akinola Bodunde while congratulating the MD on his appointment pledged to support management to achieve the growth and improved welfare of the workforce.

In the same vein, Comrade Ifeanyi Mazeli, the president of the MWUN, NPA Branch expressed the union’s commitment towards promoting dialogue and enhancing growth in the Nigerian Port Sector.

Expatiating further, the Authority’s image maker, Mrs Sarah Ballah noted that the meeting also had in attendance the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mrs Vivian Richard-Edet, the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Engr. Olalekan Badmus and other top Management staff