The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has reiterated that human capital development constitutes the key strategy for creating and sustaining superior performance under his watch.
According to a Wednesday statement by the General Manager of Corporate & Strategic Communications of NPA, Mr Ikechukwu Onyemekara, Dantsoho stated this when he received commendation from members of the Maritime Workers Union and the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-owned companies, for clearing the age-long problem of employee stagnation.
“Talent development constitutes a critical success factor for the actualisation of the big, audacious goals we have set for ourselves, especially in the area of port competitiveness. The only way we can meet and indeed exceed stakeholders’ expectations is to deepen the competencies of our human resources assets and boost their morale,” Dantsoho said.
He commended the Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, for approving the strategic proposal that solved the over-decade-long problem of a lack of promotion that had fuelled industrial disharmony.
“I must appreciate our amiable minister for graciously approving the multi-pronged stratagem we deployed that cleared all outstanding cases of employee stagnation by conducting examinations in one fell swoop and instituted timelines to forestall a recurrence of such anomaly,” he said.
Dantsoho mentioned that the port infrastructure and equipment modernisation drive will go hand in hand with continuous staff welfare improvement.
Speaking on behalf of the joint maritime labor unions, the President of SSASCGO, Akinlola Bodunde explained that in addition to clearance of the backlog of stagnated promotions, “we also wish to express our appreciation for the increase in productivity bonuses, provision of end-of-year welfare packages for staff, and the revision of the Financial Guide to the Condition of Service, which now addresses our members’ concerns about inflationary pressures.”
