By Thompson ABISOLA
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), on Thursday commissioned a Security Surveillance Equipment to monitor real time online 24 hours operations in its national meter testing stations.
The agency also presented its maiden Conditions of Service to improve the operations of the agency in the discharge of its statutory role in electrical testing and inspection at the nation’s power sector.
One of NEMSA’s core responsibilities is the testing and confirmation of the functionality of meters proposed to be installed in the premises of consumers.
The Managing Director of NEMSA, Mr Peter Ewesor said the surveillance equipment stationed at NEMSA’s headquarters was designed to monitor activities of its meter testing stations located in Lagos, Kaduna and Port Harcourt.
Ewesor, however, did not give the monetary cost of the equipment, but said that the surveillance system had inbuilt data storage, recording memory and provides multiple operational functions.
He said the equipment also had an inbuilt mechanism of real time tracking of activities of the meter stations, a live viewing mechanism, video playback, download, alarm viewing and query logs for future retrieval of data and use.
The managing director also assured that the equipment would enhance the performance of national meter test stations and generate proper security management of the facilities.
The equipment would in the future be linked to NEMSA’s other meter testing stations in Benin, Kano, Enugu and the chemical and engineering laboratory in Lagos.
According to Ewesor, the surveillance equipment will enhance improved security and efficient monitoring of its power infrastructure assets nationwide, beginning from the Abuja office.
On presentation of conditions of service, he said it was a unique milestone in the four-year history of the agency, adding that the conditions of service define the relationship between the agency and its staff in all areas.
He said the conditions of service were designed to guarantee commitment, dedication, remuneration, training, retraining and enviable retirement benefits for its work force.
Ewesor, who is also the Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation, said the conditions of service were for the benefit of all in the agency and would be judiciously applied.
The Minister of State, Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Mustapha Shehuri said the success recorded by the management of the agency in its four years of existence was commendable.
According to him, the surveillance equipment will enable NEMSA monitor online activities of its operations across the country.
Shehuri said the presentation of new conditions of service by the agency was a reinforcement of President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment on the welfare of workers.
The minister expressed the belief that NEMSA would continue to deliver on its mandate, given the importance of the power sector to the economy.
He also thanked the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation for giving approval for provision of the conditions of service for NEMSA.
