Egbin Power restates commitment to human capital development

Egbin Power Plc, the largest Power Generating station in Nigeria, has rewarded several employees with cash prizes and gifts worth millions of Naira for stellar performances and contributions leading to increased productivity and further growth of the business.

GenCo recently hosted the 2023 Best Performance Dinner to appreciate and encourage employees and teams who demonstrated a high level of commitment and outstanding performance in their work over the past year and Q1 of 2023. The ceremony recognized employees in various categories including outstanding performance, innovation, QHSE, teamwork and leadership.

Benson Akindileni of the maintenance planning department emerged as the Best Performing Staff and won a GS4 compact SUV, closely followed by Abdullahi Shuaibu of the mechanical department who N5m in second place and Omatseye Dasilva of the procurement department with N3m in third place.

Endurance Otaru emerged as the Best Performing Female staff and was rewarded with a huge sum of N5m, while the instrumentation & control (I&C) team bagged the Best Performing Team and carted away N20m for their efforts. Winners in other categories bagged prizes worth between N500,000 and N1m in recognition of their contributions.

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Speaking at the ceremony, one of the directors of Egbin Power Plc, Kola Adesina OFR said that the impressive performance of the employees provided the necessary impetus for the growth of the business.

He expressed optimism that the operations of Egbin Power Plc will get better because the initiative would further inspire the workforce as the management will continue to invest in its human capital development to create a pipeline for the kind of leadership needed for future growth and development of the industry.

Adesina pledged that the company will continue to use this platform to further drive human capital development, and sustainability and inspire outstanding performance among staff”.

Also speaking at the event, the chief executive officer, of Egbin Power Plc. Mokhtar Bounour, noted that the occasion is part of the company’s tradition to empower and support the employees in driving high performance and celebrating their excellence which yields results for the business.

He explained that Egbin Power, which is part of Sahara Power Group, constantly strategizes to drive innovation and promote human capital development and sustainability in order to improve operations and deliver positive results for the power sector.