Awka — The Federal Government says over 50 million Nigerians defecate in open places, a practice it said is not good and encouraging for the health condition of the citizenry.

The Mminister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, made the disclosure in Awka at the presentation of the Anambra State Open Defecation Free (ODF) road map, global Hand Washing Day and the crowning of the wife of the state governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Ambassador.

Adamu, represented by Engr. Emma Eze, said such practice had set the country back in its resolve to meet up the Millennium Development Goals and called for an urgent eradication of the act.

He commended Anambra State government for presenting the ODF road map to the public, saying it would help prevent water-borne diseases in the state.

Earlier, the European Union had expressed concern over lack of access to clean water in the country, describing water and sanitation as prerequisite to the development of any nation.

The EU Representative in Nigeria, Ambassador Michel Arion Arion, who raised the concern, urged government to provide clean water to schools, hospitals and public places, to prevent children from contracting diseases like diarrhoea and cholera and possibly death.

Source: http://nigeriabreakingnews.com.ng/50-milllion-nigerians-defecate-openly/

Osun and Ekiti has 49million

it will get to 80million before 2019 Presidential Election

lovat:
Osun and Ekiti has 49million

In your hearts of heart, you meant Ogbete main market, Enugu

lovat:
Osun and Ekiti has 49million

Truer words have never been said

Is it not this "short putting" that we do for fun. FG Nawa oh.

49.9m resides in Lagos

Wild Wild West.

They need CHANGE..

But where is the Changer ?

South east has no contribution to that

look at their face,,... we know were they are from.... D Brownies no da drag this news with any region.... na their way....,95% brown roof afonja houses don't have toilets

Toilet tissues and water system are not made for afonjas except their politician....
sometimes I wonder if it is a crime to use tissue or sit on sewage bowl in afonja land

... with the exception of Akwaibom and perhaps cross river state

lovat:
Osun and Ekiti has 49million

The truth is ask any landlord in Lagos

They will tell you there regrets of leasing a house

To the chest beater

They are only neat outward but very dirty inward