NPA embarks on workers wellness programme
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reassured staff of the Organization of its firm resolve at prioritizing health and wellness concerns of its employees. At the flag off the organizations and annual “Workers Wellness Programmes Fair, ” the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman who was represented by the Executive Director Finance and […]
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reassured staff of the Organization of its firm resolve at prioritizing health and wellness concerns of its employees.
At the flag off the organizations and annual “Workers Wellness Programmes Fair, ” the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman who was represented by the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mohammed Bello Koko, called on members of staff to key unto the theme of the programme “Eat Right, Keep Fit and Enhance Productivity. ”
She said the choice of theme is in tandem with the bedrock of the NPA’s core values of upholding efficiency and engendering greater customer satisfaction.
Usman described the fair as an avenue for encouraging staff to be the best they can in keeping pace with the synergy chain in basic operational activities of the authority, adding that the gateway to the Nation’s economy deserves to be driven by a healthy workforce.
She congratulated the occupational health team for being the pinnacle of Management’s thrust in ensuring a sustained health regime which has
left the officers of the organization in a better position to render their services to the nation.
In her welcome address the General Manager Medical Services, NPA, Dr.chinwe Abanna encouraged the Officers to appropriate the wellness concept.
Abanna said: “We are what we eat”, stressing that Management is desirous of enshrining a healthy workforce through standard canteens where the principles of balanced dieting would be made to catch on amongst officers across board.
She reiterated that the greatest resource of any organization is its employees thus investing in their health is therefore undeniably crucial to their general performance amongst schedules and operations.
Whilst appreciating the Hadiza Bala Usman led Management for being supportive by the way of providing work tools, canteens and motivations through capacity building, Dr Abanna highlighted area of need which included the upholding of the HSE policy of the organization, the last having been heralded on 2008. Other areas of relative needs according
to her are operational vehicles for oversight functions amongst
others.
Speaking at the event, Assistant General Manager Occupational Health of NPA, Mrs Ngozi Obikili urged NPA’s workers to strive to be healthy at all times pointing out that “the critical lifestyle factors that affect health and wellness are our diet, physical fitness, thus the need to eat right and keep fit. “
She told stakeholders that the Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman from inception had summed up what stands out as an inspiration towards keeping fit and helping in maximizing productivity.
According to her, the MD had said: “My own way of keeping fit is by using the staircase up in the morning and down after closing and I indulge you to do the same for fitness”. This has changed the mindset of lots of employees Obikili added.
The NPA “Workers Wellness Programme Fair” is an annual programme through which the Management of the NPA prioritizes staff welfare and wellness towards greater productivity and greater customer service