The Federal Government Has Pledged To Provide Public Toilet Facilities Across The Nation, In A Bid To Free Nigeria From The Menace Of Open Defecation.
Water Resources Minister, Suleiman Adamu Made This Known When He Formally Inaugurated The Clean Nigeria Campaign At The Secretariat In Abuja.
He Said That The Clean Campaign Is A National Programme To Re-Strategise On Ways To Do Away With The Menace Of Open Defecation In Nigeria.
The Minister, Who Decried The Level Of The Practice, Said The Federal Government Had Already Committed Itself To The Task When President Buhari Declared The State Of Emergency On Water, Sanitation And Hygiene Sector. He Said That The Task Was One Of The Major Focuses Of The Present Administration.
Adamu Also Performed The Inauguration Of The Planning Committee For Presidential Launch Of Clean Nigeria Campaign.
The Chief Of Wash In Unicef, Zaid Jurji Commended Adamu And The Federal Government For Its Commitment Toward Eradicating The Practice In Nigeria.