The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahcoaviance) has rewarded its employee, Mr. Auwal Dankode, with cash, instant promotion and appointment as NAHCO Brand Ambassador for his honesty.
Dankode was rewarded for returning $10,000 he found while cleaning an aircraft in Kano.
He, alongside others, was assigned to clean an MS 878 aircraft operated by Egypt Air when he found the money left behind by a passenger on seat 25H.
He promptly turned the money over to the airline’s station manager.
The GMD/CEO of the company, Mr. Indranil Gupta, announced the offerings while commending Dankode for being a true NAHCO ambassador who, according to him, has practicalised the training he received in the company, announced the cash reward, instant promotion and appointment as NAHCO Brand Ambassador.
“We are truly proud of the exemplary character exhibited by Auwal. He is a true NAHCO ambassador and an embodiment of what NAHCO stands for, honesty, integrity, diligence and hard work.
“We celebrate your being and we want this to be just the beginning. Let the values which have been instilled by your family, guide you and groom you into ideal leader which everyone will be proud of,” Gupta said.
He also noted that the majority of NAHCO staff exhibit the values in their everyday work in the company.
“We urge you to continue working the same with very high integrity, diligently and continue being a good NAHCO ambassador,” he added.
Also speaking at the occasion, the chief financial officer of NAHCO, Mr. Adeoye Emiloju, commended Dankode saying: “The integrity you’ve displayed is not something that anyone can pretend to have. You’ve shown that it is something that is innate to you.”
For his part, chief operating officer, Mr. Didier Steullet encouraged Dankode to stay on the good path.
“What you have done is very good. My only recommendation is that please keep going on the same way. Remain yourself and don’t get carried away with the adulation that you are receiving on social media. You need to make remain grounded and make a difference in the world. Stay on nice side of the ‘force’ and your life will be good.”
Also speaking, the group executive director, Dr. Sola Obabori said Dankode “has become a poster boy of NAHCO not only in Nigeria but all over the world.”
“You have done something that makes us proud. In a today’s Nigeria, where the value of dollar is so very high, by returning so many of them, you’ve done something commendable. “For you to have seen something as valuable, and give it up, it shows that you’re a man who has purity of heart. This is very commendable and appreciated. Every well-meaning Nigerian will appreciate what you have done,” he said.
In his remarks, Dankode expressed his appreciation to the company’s management for giving him the opportunity to serve in an airport environment where, according to him, where none from his village has ever worked in an airport or stand close to an aircraft.”
“No one in my area has ever worked at the airport. I am very grateful to NAHCO for the training they gave us and also for the opportunity to work and earn a decent living.
“I am greatly thankful to the NAHCO management for the honour and recognition of my effort” he added.
As brand ambassador, Dankode would grace all NAHCO major events anywhere in the country, promote its brand and have the chance to travel and interact with top officials and stakeholders of the company.
