NAHCO appoints cleaner who returned $10,000 found In plane with brand ambassador, double promotion

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Mr. Auwal Dankode, a staff of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance), who returned $10,000 he found while cleaning an aircraft in Kano has been rewarded.

Dankode was rewarded with double prromotion and appointed as company’s brand ambassador.

An elated Dankode, who was hosted at the Headquarters of the company at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, said no one in his area had ever worked at the airport.

He was grateful for the honour done to him by the management of NAHCO.

According to him, ”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 of the NAHCO Management for the honour and recognition of my effort.”

Dankode was assigned alongside other colleagues, to clean the MS 878 operated by Egypt Air, when he found the money left behind by the passenger on seat No 25H.

He was said to have turned the money over to the Airline’s Station Manager.

The Group Managing Director/CEO of the Company, Mr. Indranil Gupta, commended Dankode for being a true NAHCO ambassador who has put his training into use.

Consequently, the CEO announced the handsome cash reward, instant promotion and appointment as NAHCO Brand Ambassador.

In a statement from the company, he said, “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 has been instilled by your family, guide you and groom you into ideal leader which everyone will be proud of.

“We urge you to continue working the same with very high integrity, diligently and continue being a good NAHCO ambassador.”

The Chief Financial Officer of NAHCO, Mr. Adeoye Emiloju, also praised Dankode for his integrity.

According to him, “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.”

The COO, Mr. Didier Steullet, also stated: “What you have done is very good. You’re the example not only of the week, but probably of the year. 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.”

Group Executive Director, Dr. Sola Obabori added, “You’ve become a poster boy of NAHCO not only in Nigeria but all over the world because the internet makes things global. 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.”

As brand ambassador, Auwal 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.

Dankole was accompanied to the event by relations.