20/01/2023
Eng. Bernard Amuor Makeny the South Sudanese Martin Luther King Jr brought back ‘’ HOPE’’ into Nile Petroleum Corporation Staffs’ hearts yesterday at Gobat Depot welcoming celebration.
When Martin Luther Jr gave speech that moved the world in 1963, many people around the world were seeing his speech contents to be bearing impossible promise. However, this speech changed the face of slavery patterns in United States of American. Black people gradually regained back most parts of their rights as result. Today black and white or red Indian people sit together, shares many things and eat equally as it was prophesied in the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. The most resemble speech to those historical speeches that changed the history records was also spoken out yesterday by Eng.Benard Amour Makeny during staffs gathering to receive the new MD. Bernard in real sense brought back hope into Nile Petroleum staffs’ hearts. This new development come in at the time the corporation was sinking into deepest ocean under former Managing Director Chol Deng Thon. The culture of hatred, rampant corruption and organised segregation took depth root causing much damages amidst staffs and the whole system. Managing Director exposed that in 100 days his contract will engulf on the following matters: -
a. Staffs welfare, Bernard promised to bring back health insurance system, a quest that all staffs were hoping for through previous period of 1 year. Health insurance of course bears significant contribution to welfare of the staffs. Almost all staffs believed insurance is most important than the salary itself as it covers the biological family members. Furthermore, he pledged to establish new cooperative system whereby staffs will be assisted with food items especially less income unclassified staffs to enable them coop with family burdens.
b. Structuring the disparities in salaries, there are people who receives salary that could double 5 staffs’ salaries, this must be fought with courage, I’m going to cut some portion from Directors money to bridges the gaps among staff ‘’ He narrated’’. It couldn’t be fair for some to enjoy while others bear agony for no reasons while they are all staffs and citizens of this great nation ‘’ he further retreated’’.
c. Uprooting of corruption, the Managing Director exposed his planning to combat the corruption by all means. The private contracts and short cut access for money shall be extremely disobeyed and tackled lawfully. Those who have private contract while they staffs must declares that before me otherwise I won’t tolerate it all ‘’ he explained’’. On the other hand, Nile Petroleum Corporation must set up a true procurement process system to enable her protect currents assets. Those who are experts in field of procurement in the GOCs will be solicited to come back to HQRS for establishment of the procurement system. I hope from now on people will not bring to me a look-like Konyokonyo invoices, they won’t receive money through such fake invoices Bernard furiously told the gathering.
d. Incompetent staffs, according to his planning he will target those incompetent staffs particularly those who sit on big positions without income impact toward company growths will be replaced with competent ones. It is the time to do real business which is our sole goal. Nile Petroleum corporation is meant for maximizing the profit for the government a objective we all failed along to achieve. Me must ensure we bring enough income to government, he said.
e. Housekeep rules and regulation, the new MD warned seriously the gossipers and absentees if someone come to my office just to blackmail others then I will chase him or her out of the office, so please don’t come to my office with such purposes, just bring for me a good idea which will contribute toward the growth of the company Bernard explained. Stick to the office timetable or else come after working hours. Makes sure to deliver your duties as stipulated in the contract.
f. Grouping, the grouping has in fact affected the entire system of the corporation. By the way if bribery could keep people at work the former Managing Director Dr.Chol Deng Thon would have become lifetime Managing Director , so I will fight the culture of grouping in the company. We will treat ourselves as staffs but not group anymore.
g. Overemployment, the company was recently being compacted with overemployment. Most of these new employees just come in because they are relatives to former Managing Director. The connection comers and intruders means shall not be practised anymore during my tenure. If it happens to appoint my relatives unknowingly, please approach me personally and I will fire that person. People who were given contract when they are in the village must reports themselves to the workstation otherwise there will be consequences. those who were appointed when they are still students should know that they are not eligible and therefore must declare themselves to see how I could solve their issues.
With this great speech full of reform and rejuvenation, the entire staffs of Nile Petroleum Corporation have acknowledged and appreciate the hope returner Eng. Bernard Amour Makeny. Therefore, the new Managing Director should know that he has won staffs’ hearts and as such he should make sure to fulfil and achieve his promises at least by 60% if not all within the timeframe of 100 days he set forth, otherwise he is fully 100% welcome on Board by the entire staffs.
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