Sterling Bank support waste management in Nigeria

As part of efforts  in boosting waste management across the country, Sterling Bank Plc has donated 600 customized reflective uniforms to the Ondo State Waste Management Authority (OSWMA) for distribution among highway sweepers and workers working with the agency.

Regional Business Executive, Commercial and Institutional Banking Southwest, Mr. Ademola Olanrewaju Adeyemi, recently in Akure, the Ondo State capital, explained after the presentation of the items to the state government that the bank is always willing to partner with organizations that are committed to keeping the environment clean.

Adeyemi said Sterling Bank is keenly aware that the burden of keeping the environment clean cannot be left to the state government alone to shoulder hence the intervention by the bank.

He added that such assistance is not limited to Ondo StateAdeyemi said Sterling Bank is keenly aware that the burden of keeping the environment clean cannot be left to the state government alone to shoulder hence the intervention by the bank.

Adeyemi noted that such assistance is not limited to Ondo State as other states of the federation have also benefitted from the initiative.

According to him, “this donation is one of the ways through which Sterling Bank is contributing to the welfare of the community everywhere it operates. As I said earlier if the environment is bad and there is sickness everywhere we cannot live well. It is our hope that this donation will make the environment healthier and better for everybody in Ondo State.”

Also, he remarked that the Bank has also instituted an environmental sustainability campaign known as Sterling Environmental Makeover (STEM) to encourage the cleaning of the environment across the country. He noted that by wearing the reflective uniforms, fatalities among highway sweepers and workers will be eliminated as motorists would be able to see them from long distances and avoid hitting them while working along the road in the early part of the day.

In his remarks, Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who was represented by his Deputy, Agboola Ajayi, said preventive healthcare is an important dimension of health that needs significant attention and investment from all sectors of the society, and commended the effort of the bank in partnering with the state government to keep the environment clean.

“It is on this note that we are here today for the official presentation of 600 customized, reflective overall uniforms, donated by Sterling Bank PLC to the highway sweepers and workers of the Ondo State Waste Management Authority”, he said.