ASABA/Nigeria: The Commander, 63 Brigade Delta State, Brigadier General David Saraso, has expressed the commitment of the military towards implementing its corporate social responsibility to the citizenry.
Brigadier General Saraso stated this in Asaba, the Delta State capital during a cleanup exercise in the area by officers and men of the Nigerian Army as part of Army Day celebration.
As early as seven am, the military men moved swiftly as they cleared the roads and pavement along the Ogbeogonogo market. They came with shovels, brooms, rakes, wheelbarrows and a truck to offload wastes, including traffic officers to ease movement and a military band to stimulate the proceedings.
63 Brigade Commander General David Saraso, explained the objective was to showcase the Army as an instrument of national integration and development.
“We are out here to observe this day as part of our community service by way of our corporate social responsibility to our immediate environment. And we chose to come here to contribute our own little quota in keeping this environment safe and clean.”
A resident Isaac Nkechor, commended the men and women of the Army for their humility, saying the people are happy about the sanitation exercise.
“A whole army people are sweeping the main road what of us; so we can do it better. They brought themselves down to sweeping the main road that people mess up. My prayer is that God will promote them and bless them.”
Also, a trader Mary Aku, lauded the cleanup activity at the market.
“They should keep it up and keep the flag flying.”
The exercise is part of a weeklong process to celebrate the 2022 Army Day slated between the first and sixth of July.
