NPA MD assures unions of improved staff development for higher productivity, revenue

Maureen Aguta

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

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

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

He assured the union leaders of his determination to further strengthen the NPA for the good of the good of all.

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

Speaking, President General of MWUN, Prince Adewale Adeyanju congratulated Dantsoho on his appointment, calling on the MD to look into the issue of staff welfare and remuneration.

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

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

Similarly, President of MWUN, NPA branch, Comrade Ifeanyi Mazeli, expressed the union’s commitment towards dialogue and enhancing growth in the Nigerian port sector.

The meeting had in attendance, the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mrs Vivian Richard-Edet, Executive Director Marine and Operations, Engr. Olalekan Badmus, and other management staff of NPA.