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MD, Others Honors Major Bhaskar
By Asmau Muhammad
The Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Garba Haruna has on Tuesday 11
th
December, 2018 led other Management staff to bid Major Pola Bhaskar, a member
of the Technical Team from Tata Power, Delhi and the immediate past Expert on ATC&C
Management, farewell in a modest, but emotional laden send forth party.
Major Pola Bhaskar, a onetime Chief Operating Officer of the company, has
completed his duty tour to Nigeria and he is returning to his home country,
India.
In his tribute to the outgoing member of the technical team, the MD/CEO
described Major Pola Bhaskar as a hardworking and visionary leader who always
motivates his subordinate to work towards the attainment of set objective.
According to him, in contrast to his military background, “Mr. Bhaskar has
an uncommon democratic leadership disposition and always allow his subordinates
to freely express their views and opinions while providing the necessarily
guidance and leadership”.
He thanked Major Pola Bhaskar for his invaluable services to Kaduna Electric
and charged him to remain a worthy ambassador of the Kaduna Electric family
wherever he maybe.
Th MD disclosed that the partnership between Kaduna Electric and Tata Power,
New Delhi shall wax stronger if people like Major Pola Bhaskar positively avail
his colleagues of the huge investment potentials existing in Kaduna Electric in
particular and Nigeria in general.
Earlier, the Chief Commercial Officer, Mal. Murtala Bello described Major
Pola Bhaskar as an epitome of humility, a mentor and a motivational leader and
expressed the readiness of the entire staff to put to use the valuable
knowledge and experiences garnered from Major Bhaskar during his assignment in
Kaduna Electric. Other staff from across various departments also pay glowing
accolade to Major Bhaskar.
In his remark, Major Pola Bhaskar thanked the Managing Director and the
entire staff for the cooperation and understanding extended to him and other
members of the technical team. He charged all staff to remain committed to the
success of the project Kaduna Electric.
“I am deeply humbled by the honor done to me this evening and the beautiful
remarks made about me, most of the speakers said I am calm, but I believe the
MD is calmer than me. I thank all of you for your understanding, cooperation
and support during my stay with you. I must admit that the Company is not doing
very well but I believe you have the required talent to turn things around and
I urge you to remain focus and be tenaciously committed to your respective duties”,
he said.
Highlight of the event was the presentation of a parting gift to Major
Bhaskar by the MD on behalf of the entire staff of the Company.
NTA Commends Kaduna Electric
By Umar Tambual
The
management of Nigerian Television Authority, Sokoto Network centre has
commended the Kaduna Electric for the synergy and cooperation between the two
organization.
NTA
Zonal Director, Saudatu Suleiman, in a letter of appreciation to the Company, commended
the company for improved service delivery to its station.
The
letter reads in part:"sequel to my visit to your office in respect of
appeal for improved supply and cooperation between your organization and ours, and
the need for improved service delivery to our station for the betterment of
service to Sokoto people in general I write to inform you that power
availability to our station has significantly improved
"
It is in this development that I am writing to say thank you I am assuring you
that the gesture will be reciprocated. NTA will be glad to assist you in area
of information dissemination.'
Recalled
that the BDRO, Masoud Salisu, during the visit has promised to deliver improved
supply to the NTA.
NUJ Pledges to Support Kaduna Electric On Customer Enlightenment
The
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zamfara state chapter, has pledged
to support Kaduna Electric in the area of Customer education and
enlightenment in its reportage.
The Ag. NUJ
Chairman in Zamfara state Chapter, Comrade Abdulrazak Bello Kaura gave
the assurance when the delegation of Kaduna Electric paid him a courtesy
visit.
The Kaduna Electric team which was led by
the Ag. Business Development and Regional Officer, (BDRO), Engr. Sabo
Abdul appealed to the Union to give priority media coverage that seeks
to enlighten its customers.
According to him:
“there is general misconception and inadequate information about the
workings of the power sector and how its survival depends on prompt
settlement of bills from the end users”.
Explaining
further, Engr. Abdul noted that if the Union gives some attention to
the coverage of its activities, challenges and efforts, it will get the
buy in of the public; which will help ease the current liquidity crisis
the company is facing.
The BDRO identified the
pivotal role of the media in bringing about behavioral change which he
said, the electricity sector needs at this time to put out information
on complaints channels, menace of vandalism and energy theft to its
customers.
Responding, Comrade Kaura assured the
team of NUJ’s commitment to give prominent coverage to Kaduna Electric,
pointing out that electricity is key to the success of any economy.
He
however, urged Kaduna Electric to ensure that it trains its Field
Staff/ Customer Reps on how to interact with customers which he said is
largely responsible for some of the conflicts that ensue between its
staff and customers.
Kaduna Electric Commiserates with Koko District
By Muhammad Najib
The
Management of Kaduna Electric, Kebbi Regional Office recently paid a condolence
visit to the family of District Head of Koko, late Alhaji Shehu Malami Koko who
passed away last week Tuesday after a brief illness.
Speaking at
the visit, the representative of Human Resource Manager Kebbi Regional Office,
Sufyanu Sani Haruna described the deceased as a leader and good ambassador to
Kaduna Electric.
He added
that during his life time, he gave the needed support to staff of
Kaduna Electric staff under his district and provided a conducive atmosphere to
work in order to meet the target set for them.
Haruna
said his loss is not only to the people of Koko district but to the Management
of the Company at large. Mr. Sufyanu prayed for the deceased to have eternal
rest in Jannatul Firdausi and for Allah to grant the family the fortitude to
bear the loss.
Among the
condolence visit team included the Corporate Communication Officer Muhammad
Najib Atuwo and Service Center Managers of Koko, Yelwa, Yauri and Zuru
respectively.
