Open Defecation: UNICEF Tasks States, Lgas On Elimination Strategy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 24, 2019
TheUnited Nations Children’s Fund,UNICEF has called on all states and LocalGovernment Councils in the country to adopt strategy to rid the nation of OpenDefecation .
WaterSanitation and Hygiene Specialist, Bioye Ogunjobi, , UNICEF, made the appeal inan interview with Newsmen on Friday in Kano.
Hespoke on the sidelines of a media dialogue on sanitation with a theme: “CleanNigeria: Use the Toilet”.
Thedialogue was organised by UNICEF in collaboration with the Child RightsInformation Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture , andsupported by the European Union and UK Department for InternationalDevelopment, UKAid.
Ogunjobirecommended building of toilet facilities by all households across the countryand ensuring their usage irrespective of age as part of the strategy to beadopted.He decried the rateof open defecation in the country and urged all Local Government Councils yetto be Open Defecation Free to prioritise the construction of toilets in theircommunities and ensure all persons practice safe defecation