Menace of open defecation: Nigeria’s silent sanitation emergency
Nigeria’s open defecation crisis is not just a sanitation problem; it is a public-health emergency, an environmental hazard and a stain on the country’s development image.
Several have joined the federal Clean Nigeria campaign, introduced sanitation drives, and participated in community-led efforts to declare local government areas open-defecation-free.
The Clean Nigeria campaign has also helped keep the issue visible, reminding people it is not enough to erect toilets; the real test is whether households, schools, markets and motor parks can actually use clean public toilets every day.
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