The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured staff of its unflinching resolve to prioritise employees’ health by investing in building a healthy workforce, who will contribute towards the development of the nation’s port industry.
Hadiza Bala Usman, managing director of the NPA, said while flagging off the NPA annual Workers Wellness Programme Fair, that the theme “Eat Right, Keep Fit and Enhance Productivity,” was in line with the NPA’s core values of upholding efficiency and engendering greater customer satisfaction.
Usman, who was represented by Mohammed Bello Koko, executive director, Finance and Administration, called on all members of staff to key into the message of theme of the programme.
According to her, the gateway to the nation’s economy deserves to be driven by a healthy workforce. She however congratulated the health team for being the pinnacle of management’s thrust in ensuring a sustainable health regime, which positions NPA’s officers better in rendering their services to the nation.
Chinwe Abanna, general manager, Medical Services of the NPA, who encouraged the NPA Officers to live a healthy lifestyle, stressed that the management was desirous of enshrining a workforce through standard canteens where the principles of balanced dieting would be implemented among officers across board.
She said the greatest resource of any organisation was its employees, thus investing in their health, is therefore undeniably crucial to their general performance among schedules and operations.
