The Minster of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu has stressed the need for collaborative efforts of every Nigerian to end open defecation in the country.
Adamu who made the call at the Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Sanitation in Abuja said the purpose of the dialogue, which was held twice a year, was to review the outcome of the last dialogue held in April and get feedback from the technical team on what had been done so far.
The Minister added that the meeting was also to intimate his colleagues on the launch of the open defecation campaign, which would be launched by President Buhari on November 19th. He said on the issue of sanitation, Nigeria was lagging behind, adding that 24.4 per cent of Nigeria’s population still practised open defecation translating to 47 million people.
Also, Minister of Power and Works, Babatunde Fashola said Sanitation is important to any country’s prosperity, and called on Nigerians to commit to ending open defecation in the country.
The end open defecation campaign would be launched on November 19th in Abuja.
