NPA NEWSPAPER DUMMY 3

Monday, August 24, 2026

NPA WORKERS' UNION HONORS MANAGING DIRECTOR SEKOU A.M. DUKULY AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT FOR REGULARIZING OVER 400 CONTRACTORS' EMPLOYMENT

TA.M. Dukuly, the Board he Workers' Union of the National

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Authority (NPA) has honored its Managing Director Hon. Sekou of Directors, and Senior Management Team for their explicit decision in regularizing their employment status from contractors to employees. The over 400 contractors lauded the Board Chairman Dr. Luther Tarpeh and members of the board for their initiatives which they described as a gargantuan milestone in the transformation of the Authority and urged the newly regularized staff to remain committed, disciplined, and productive. In his remarks, Hon. Sekou A. M. Dukuly, Managing Director of NPA acknowledged the years of sacrifice ren dered by the contractors, noting that their resilience had earned them permanent employment. Hon. Dukuly used the occasion to salute the President: H. E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., adding “This honor calls us to lift our eyes to His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., whose government has placed the dignity of the ordinary worker at the very heart of national purpose. It is the worker who drives the transformation of this republic. We salute the President, and we rededicate ourselves to that noble mission.” For his part, Deputy Managing Director for Administration Hon. James Richard Bernard urged the new staff to remain professional and consistent, noting that Management would continue to enforce the Authority's attendance and performance policies. Speaking on behalf of the workforce, Dock Workers Union President Terry Kpokowo expressed profound gratitude to the NPA Management for a decision he described as life changing, pledging that the workers would repay the confi dence reposed in them through loyalty, productivity and commitment to service. The Workers' Union in a statement of appreciation, presented a special honor to Managing Director Hon. Sekou A.M. Dukuly in recognition of his outstanding leadership, his commitment to employees' welfare, and his transformational stewardship of the National Port Authority.