The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) has honored Auwal Dankode, a staff member who found and returned $10,000 while cleaning an aircraft in Kano.
Dankode, who was part of a team assigned to clean Egypt Air’s MS 878 flight, discovered the money left behind by a passenger in seat 25H. Without hesitation, he handed the cash over to the airline’s Station Manager.
In recognition of his honesty, NAHCO’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Indranil Gupta, praised Dankode as a true ambassador of the company. Gupta announced that Dankode would receive a substantial cash reward, an immediate promotion, and be appointed as a NAHCO Brand Ambassador.
Leading the Management Team in a ceremony at the company’s Head Office in Lagos on Friday, Gupta expressed pride in Dankode’s actions. “Auwal’s exemplary character reflects the core values of NAHCO—honesty, integrity, diligence, and hard work. We are truly proud of him,” Gupta said.
Continuing, the GMD stated, “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 an ideal leader which everyone will be proud of.”
The CEO pointed out that the majority of NAHCO staff exhibit these 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,” Gupta said.
Also speaking at the occasion, Adeoye Emiloju, the Chief Financial Officer of NAHCO, commended Dankode on this show of high integrity.
“The integrity you’ve displayed is not something that anyone can pretend to have. You’ve shown that it is innate to you,” Emiloju pointed out.
Didier Steullet, the COO also encouraged Dankode to stay on the good path.
Steullet advised: “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 in the same way. Remain yourself and don’t get carried away with the adulation that you are receiving on social media. You need to remain grounded and make a difference in the world. Stay on the nice side of the ‘force’ and your life will be good.”
Sola Obabori, the Group Executive Director, 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 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.”
