KADUNA ELECTRIC NEWSLETTER MAY EDITION

New MD Promises Inclusive leadership 

By Asma'u Mohammed

From Right: The Outgoing MD/CEO of Kaduna Electric Engr. Garba Haruna Handing over to the New MD/CEO Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya

The new Managing Director/CEO of Kaduna Electric, Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya has assumed duty with a promise of promoting inclusive leadership, consultation and team work.

Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya made the assertion when he officially met with the outgoing Managing Director Engr. Garba Haruna, Management and staff of the Company on 11th May 2022 during his inaugural meeting as well as farewell ceremony for the outgoing Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Garba Haruna. 

Engr. Garba Haruna welcomed the new MD/CEO, Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya and thanked the Management and the entire staff for the cooperation and understanding extended to him and urged them to do the same to the new MD/CEO.

Engr. Garba Haruna advised the staff to always put the interest of the Company above any other consideration and listen to the wise counseling of the Company's new Chief Executive.

"Once you can listen to him you will learn a lots, he is going to give you a new target base on the target he has given and I believe that he has his new strategies on how to move on the company even higher, hoping that he is going to be better than me. I really appreciate you all I enjoy working here" he said.

Meanwhile, the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya expressed his readiness to put to use his valuable knowledge and diverse experiences garnered in both public and private sector.

He thanked the outgoing Managing Director, Management and staff for the warm reception given to him.

According to him, "the entire sector has a challenge but all of us working together and taking the challenge we will be there, I believe in the value of human capital that this Company have".

Nursing Mothers Get Crèche

By Asma'u Mohammed

Considering the challenges working mothers face trying to meet up with targets at work place, Kaduna Electric chose to make life more comfortable and easier for nursing mothers who are staff of the company.

To this end, the company launched a crèche within the premises of the headquarters in Kaduna recently, where female staff can drop off their babies and still spend quality time with them while during breaks at their work place.

The commissioning was carried out by the outgoing MD/CEO Engr. Garba Haruna with the support from the new MD/CEO Engr. Yusuf Usman Yahaya and Management staff of the company.

According the Company Secretary Dr. Maryam Shehu, the crèche is one of the outcomes of the Board commitment to the welfare of staff and especially working mother. She recalled that the Board approved a Gender Diversity and Inclusiveness Policy which has translated into getting more women in leadership roles.

“This is not just a crèche but most importantly, a child support system for working parents of which parents will be privileged to see the development of their babies”.

“I believe with this facility, staff can pursue a career and grow a wholesome family and all of that mom guilt is completely gone, it is also a means of empowering women as mothers well be more productive at work, knowing that their babies are well taken care of " she noted.

The Head OD&D Mrs Adeola Akanni explained that the idea for the crèche came from the need for staff to have a staff crèche in order to break all barriers of work in the organization and to provide comfort, satisfaction and allow female staff to be more productive at work, knowing that their children are safe.