Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy company, Seplat Energy Plc says it has been named “Africa Safety Award for Excellence” (AfriSAFE) Energy Company of the Year by the Organizers of the AfriSAFE 2024 edition.
The award ceremony which was held in Livingstone Zambia according to Seplat’s statement, had a total of 11,000 nominations in different categories. The event also featured the Africa Safety Congress, Tourism, Exhibition, and the glamorous Award Ceremony.
Seplat Energy management led by the Managing Director, Seplat West Ltd, Mr. Ayodele Olatunde; Managing Director, Seplat East Onshore Ltd, Mrs. Ibi-Ada Itotoi; and General Manager, HSE, Mr. Adeshina Sadiq were all in attendance to receive the award on behalf of the Company.
AfriSAFE is a leading African HSE event, with five successful editions that have reached an estimated audience of over 500 million. The event is endorsed by leading national and global institutions, including the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), regarded as the world’s largest chartered body for safety and health professionals.
Commending the company for its strong commitment to safety practices in the energy industry over the years, the Chief Coordinator, AfriSAFE, Femi Da-silva, who also led his team to the award presentation to Seplat Energy, says AfriSAFE remains dedicated to celebrating outstanding contributions in health, safety, security, sustainability, and environmental practices.
Responding, Mr. Olatunde said the award did not come to Seplat Energy as a surprise, as the company had invested significantly in driving safe practices across the business from inception.
Also commenting, Mr. Sadiq noted that safety was the core of Seplat Energy business, as the company has never stopped paying special attention to human capability development.
In her address, Mrs. Itotoi equally commended the AfriSAFE group for the wide coverage whilst looking forward to more partnerships with Seplat Energy in the future.
It could be recalled that Seplat Energy, in its nine month results for 2024, maintained a strong safety culture, reporting an achievement of 8.2-million-man hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI ) at Seplat operated assets year to date.