Mola Chris YOK, Founder and Chairman of the National Offshore Institute of Australia and America, Limited (NOIAA LTD)
In an interview with Mola Chris YOK, Founder and Chairman of the National Offshore Institute of Australia and America, Limited (NOIAA LTD), he expressed strong support for Cameroon’s National Hydrocarbons Corporation, SNH, headed by Adolphe Moudiki.
Mola YOK, who is recognised as a pioneer in the On/offshore Safety Training Sector in Africa, Europe, Middle East and the Oceanic, highlighted SNH’s significant impact on Cameroon’s energy sector and Africa in general.
Asked whether he is somehow related or comes from the same village or Region with the Managing Director of SNH in Cameroon, since he mentions him in almost all of his outings, he said, “I will be very honest with you, this Mr. Moudiki man does not even know me neither have we met before. I am from the Southwest Region of the English-speaking Cameroon and I heard he is from the Littoral Region, which is the French-speaking part of Cameroon.
“I also heard we speak almost same dialect with same surnames but the difference is that they are of French Cameroon. I have read the history of many state-owned companies in Cameroon and I have worked with most of the MDs but when it comes to SNH and management by this same Moudiki, I have a special respect for his personality. He manages SNH as if it is owned by him.
“What I admire most in his management style is the fact that he is so strict, rigorous, encourages his staffs to learn and to be hard working. He is not tribalistic when it comes to recruitment in SNH, you will find all the tribes of the ten regions of this country Cameroon. Listen, I admire Mr. Moudiki simply because he is good in his managerial skills and nothing else. To me if you are good, l appreciates you directly.”
A Promising Future
Mola Chris YOK’s support for SNH reflects a growing confidence in Cameroon’s potential as an energy hub in Africa. With ambitious expansion plans, SNH is well positioned to play a key role in the country’s energy transition, while remaining committed to safety and sustainability.
In his outing, Mola Chris Yok stresses the importance of safety in the On/offshore sector in the oil and gas sector in Cameroon and Africa in general, saying that SNH needs to integrate in to the international standards in its On/offshore operations.
This reinforces the credibility of the industry and reassures investors like it is been done in Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, South Africa, Chad, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Namibia etc.. whereby, before you go to work offshore, you must undergo the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET). This aspect is been controlled by the state-own company that regulate the Oil and Gas sector in that particular country.
“One of my greatest cry if I happened to come in contact one day with Mr. Moudiki, I will plead with him to use his high office to encourage local On/offshore Maritime Safety Training Centres owned by Cameroonians that are recognised worldwide. In addition, I would plead with him if he can put up some regulations where by all foreign oil and gas companies operating in Cameroon should stop sending their employees for On/offshore safety trainings abroad like it is been done in Angola, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Chad, Senegal, Ivory Coast etc.. With this, Cameroon taxpayer money is going to remain back in the state coffer of this country.
Asked how long he wishes to say Moudiki stay in office, Mola Yok giggled, “First, I am not a government minister, Prime Minister or President of the Republic that appoints directors in state-owned companies. If I was one of these personalities then Mr. Moudiki will need to be there as long as he can. Believe me, if Mr. Moudiki leaves SNH today then, tomorrow you will find one particular tribe filled in all over SNH and at the top management positions.”
