Staff of the Rivers State Newspaper Corporation (RSNC), publishers of The Tide have been enjoined to patronise the services of the corporation’s canteen for their welfare and comfort.
The General Manager of the corporation, Mr Celestine Ogolo, made the call while speaking at the re-opening of the cafeteria at The Tide premises, 4, Ikwerre Road, Port Harcourt, on Monday.
Ogolo said with the quality of food being served by the new management of the canteen, he is optimistic that workers and the public would use the opportunity to eat good meal as it is also affordable.
He noted that the welfare of workers would not be compromised and urged them to put in their best as management would also ensure that their comfort is guaranteed.
The General Manager thanked the canteen’s management committee for a job well done and charged the operators of the canteen to maintain the standard to attract both members of staff and the general public to patronise the cafeteria.
In her remarks, the chairman of the Canteen Rehabilitation Committee, Mrs Juliet Njiowho, also enjoined staff of the corporation to jealously make use of the opportunity by not going outside the office premises for their meals, stressing that it was a deliberate attempt by the management to give the workers good and conducive working environment, and thanked the management for their support and co-operation.
Also speaking, the Proprietress of the canteen, Mrs Sarah Ngowari Dikibo, thanked the management and staff of the corporation for the opportunity given to her to manage the canteen and assured that she would live up to expectation.
Dikibo disclosed that in order to give staff and other customers some leverage, modalities for credit facilities would be worked out through the purchase of meal tickets, and reiterated her commitment to give all customers the best.