WORRIED with the slow-paced progress achieved since the launch of the Open defecation free roadmap in 2016, the Federal Government has launched a portal to end the menace in Nigeria by 2025.
The portal, www.cleannigeria.ng, otherwise known as the Open Defecation Free (ODF) website, is to serve as link to the public and monitoring mechanism on progress made to end the menace.
Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, at the launch in Abuja, disclosed that the initiative was in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 6 aimed at ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030.
The event also held to commemorate the World Water Day 2019, themed “Leave No One Behind.”
“The ministry has put in place the clean Nigeria program to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025 with the slogan clean Nigeria; use the toilet.
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“This is part of the conclusions for the just concluded National retreat with the key stakeholders held on 14th and 15th March 2019. The retreat provided States and key stakeholders the opportunity to review Nigeria’s proposal for the campaign,” the Minister stated.
He added that the ODF would create awareness and sensitise the general public on activities of the clean Nigeria programme.
“The cleannigeria.ng is the official website for the National Campaign to end open defecation. It is one of the campaigns to visualise information for advocacy and communication.
“We want Nigerians and the World to follow the progress being made to end open defecation in the country. We want users to be inspired to take action and contribute their quota to the progress being made to end open defecation in Nigeria,” Adamu noted.
The Minister expressed hope that data gathered will be well managed and updated in real time as the Federal Government makes progress with the clean Nigeria campaign.
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