The Managing Director of Jos Electricity Distribution Plc, Engr Abdu Bello Mohammed has assured that staff will become shareholders of the company if they reverse its poor fortune for good.

Dr Friday Adakole Elijah, Head, Corporate Communications noted that the Managing Director had gave the assurance in Bauchi last Tuesday during a parley with management and operational staff of the Bauchi region.

Engr Mohammed who admonished the staff to urgently reverse the abysmal poor revenue collection in Bauchi State said staff would enjoy most when the revenue status of the company is improved upon.

“When you take ownership of this company and take it to the desired level, staff will be allowed to buy shares and become owners of the company”, he disclosed.

Engr Mohammed, therefore, charged staff to work assiduously towards revamping the poor revenue collection status of the enterprise.

The Managing Director who revealed that the company was generating only about 40% of its expected revenue charged staff to improve their attitude towards revenue collection.

To spur staff to high feat, the Managing Director divulged, “we are going to introduce a performance-driving regime. We will provide an incentive and when you achieve your target, you are going to be given incentives”.

Part of the incentives according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer would be staff promotion, payment of outstanding arrears and increase in salary.

Engr Mohammed also advised the staff to exhibit a high premium of responsibility by shunning all vices that could inhibit the progress of the company saying, ” anyone caught in financial impropriety will be dealt with no matter how related you are to me”.

The Managing Director who decried the effects of vandals and energy thieves on the operations of the company disclosed that “there is a cartel in Bauchi going round and stealing meters and encouraging bypass. You will have to be vigilant and expose them. We have informed the Police and the DSS about their activities.”

Earlier, in his welcome address, the Regional Manager, of Bauchi, Engr Hafiz Saleh, had assured the Managing Director of the region’s determination to increase the revenue generation of the company in the region.