Toilet Use: 47 Million Nigerians Indulge In Open Defecation — UNICEF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 22, 2019
UNICEF has said that not less than47 million Nigerians still indulge in open defecation in the country.
Water Sanitation And Hygiene,WASHspecialist of UNICEF, Bioye Ogunjobi, said this in Kano on Wednesday at theopening of a two-day media dialogue organised by the Ministry of Informationand Culture in collaboration with UNICEF.
The dialogue which is entitled:“Clean Nigeria:use the toilet”, will be engaging and enlightening people on theimplications of open defecation and WASH related issues.
He noted that out of the 47 millionpeople, North-Central region has 53.9 per cent which constitute 15 millionpeople making it the highest region practicing open defecation.
Ogunjobi said the  South-West has 28 per cent, North-East has21.8 per cent, North-West 10.3 per cent, South-South 17.9 per cent, whileSouth-East has 22.4 per cent.
He disclosed that only 64 per centof Nigerians had access to basic drinking water services, 42 per cent hadaccess to basic sanitation services, while only 20 per cent have fixed lace forhand washing with soap and water.