By Tony Adibe
The Managing Director of MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL), Dr. Ernest Mupwaya, has remained committed to professionalism, integrity, innovation, and customer focus as a young and evolving electricity distribution company.
Dr. Mupwaya also reiterated the company’s commitment to its employees, describing them as its most valuable asset, and emphasised the importance of investing in human capital to achieve strategic goals in the highly regulated electricity distribution sector.
A press release issued on Monday by the company’s spokesman, Emeka Ezeh, indicated that the managing director made the disclosure when he received the team from Enugu State Branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) on a courtesy visit to the company’s head office at Power House, Enugu, on Monday.
Addressing the delegation, Mupwaya highlighted the critical role of professional human resource management in building resilient and high-performing organisations, adding that people remain the most valuable asset of any institution, according to Ezeh in the press release.
He identified effective leadership, workforce quality, organisational culture, and talent development as key drivers of success in today’s dynamic business environment.
According to him, having competent, motivated, and adaptable employees, supported by effective human resource leadership and professional institutions such as CIPM, is critical to driving organisational transformation and contributing to national development.
Earlier, the Chairman of CIPM, Enugu State Branch, Mr. Francis Uka, who was accompanied by a member of the Institute’s Governing Council, Mr. Christian Onwumeremadu, said the visit was part of the Branch’s efforts to strengthen institutional relationships, promote professional interaction, and deepen the exchange of knowledge and experience in people management and contemporary workplace practices.
During the visit, the delegation also had the opportunity to interact with some MainPower employees, particularly those in administration and operations-related roles.
The CIPM team shared insights on the importance of professional human resource management and encouraged eligible employees to join the Institute and take advantage of its professional development opportunities.
Mupwaya, on behalf of the management of MainPower, commended CIPM for its longstanding contributions to promoting excellence and ethical standards in human resource management across Nigeria.
He expressed the company’s interest in strengthening its collaboration with the Institute in areas including leadership development, workforce capacity building, succession planning, and employee engagement.
Also present at the event were the Head, Human Resources, Nkiru Chukwuma; Head, Health, Safety and Environment, Dr. Francis Iwu; Head, Customer Service, Ijeoma Ogudebe; Head, Communications, Emeka Ezeh; Managing Director, EastLand Electricity Distribution Limited, Engr. Nnamdi Chuka-Nwosu; and Chief Technical Officer, Engr. Obinna Nwachukwu.
