Taking decisive action against open defecation
The latest efforts by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, including a renewed implementation drive under the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign and the extension of the Open Defecation-Free target to 2030 after missing the 2025 deadline, ought to provoke sober reflection.
Nigeria has held many conferences, unveiled policy documents and staged publicity events on sanitation and yet remains one of the world’s largest centres of open defecation.
Third, sanitation laws should be firmly enforced, with local authorities empowered to monitor compliance while rewarding communities that achieve Open Defecation-Free status.
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