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By Philip Nwosu
The Naval Dockyard Limited (NDL) has rewarded civilian staff of the organisation for their outstanding contributions to the growth of the company.
The staff, who received the award were those who have served for over 30 and 40 years, but are still productive and working assiduously for the growth of the Naval Dockyard.
Speaking during the award, the Admiral Superintendent of the Naval Dockyard Limited (ASNDL), Rear Admiral Bolaji Orederu, said their contributions led to them being celebrated and appreciated in line with the demands of the vision and policy demand of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla.
The Admiral Superintendent disclosed that the NDL management selected the beneficiaries for the awards after an extensive audit of staff, with a view to understanding their individual contribution, productivity, and how they have been supporting the growth of the organisation for several decades.
He explained that, “Having had an audit of staff, and found out that there are staffs that have spent over 30 years and above, and are still productive, we felt it would not be out of place to celebrate and appreciate them.
“At the Naval Dockyard Limited, nobody is left out when it comes to awarding staff that have been outstanding, dutiful and dedicated. It cuts across the strata of all the cadres. There is a general encouragement package for the entire yard, which we do yearly with lots of incentives.
“Throughout the week, we have been involved in our end of the year activities, in line with the plan of the Naval Headquarters. We had the NDL medical rhapsody, the Admiral Superintendent’s maiden Volleyball Tournament, the Thanksgiving Padre Hour, Jumat Service and the NDL Staff Games, in-house fun games, and other activities.
“This is the crescendo of everything we have done for the week. We have to encourage everybody, but some people have to be singled out for recognition,” Admiral Orederu reiterated.
On managing deficiencies that might occur in the system, the Admiral Superintendent noted emphatically that in every organization, there are always outstanding people just as you may have areas of deficiencies.
However, he said: “We have been able to manage it as they say that a cord is as strong as the weakest link to the point that the cord is not broken and keep the cord running. What we do at the Naval Dockyard is to manage that weakest link to the point that the cord is not broken.
“For a huge structure and establishment like the NDL, the system of the structure must be kept functioning, and running continuously; there must be no break. There must be water at all times, power and break, and forklift drivers, and these are the people we have honoured and celebrated.”
Explaining the NDL’s scorecard in the outgoing year, and also making projections into 2024, Rear Admiral Orederu described it as wonderful. “And we are privileged to have a change of leadership of the CNS, which has paid a lot of attention and given the yard tremendous support, including equipment and funding from the Naval Headquarters.”
On 2024 projections, he disclosed that with the positive accomplishments in 2023, they were excited and ready for the new year because of the huge task to deliver two Seaward Defence Boats 4 & 5 that the Naval Headquarters has contracted to the yard, and whose building process has begun. “The world will soon witness its commissioning under the leadership of CNS, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla,” he said.
