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BY PHILIP NWOSU
The Naval Dockyard Limited (NDL), has rewarded civilian staff of the organisation for their outstanding contributions to growth of the company.
Staffers who received the award and were those who have served for over 30 and 40 years and are still productive and working assiduously to the growth 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 their being celebrated and appreciating 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 NDL management selected the beneficiaries for the awards after embarking on an extensive audit of staffs with a view towards understanding their individual contribution, productivity and how they have been supporting the growth of the organization for several decades.
He explained that, “having had an audit of staffs 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 Naval Dockyard Limited, nobody is left out when it comes to awarding staffs that have been outstanding, dutiful and dedicated. It cuts across the strata of all the cadres. There is 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 and 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 might have areas of deficiencies.
However, “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 NDL, the system of the structure must be kept functioning, 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 NDL’s scorecard in the outgoing year and also making projections into 2024, Rear Admiral Orederu said it is a development for CNS to have been appointed to head the force especially as he has paid a lot of attention and given the yard tremendous support – equipment and funding from the Naval Headquarters.
On 2024 projections, he disclosed that with the positive accomplishments in 2023, they are 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, whose building process have began and the world will soon witness its commissioning under the leadership of CNS, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla.
