FCT residents blame open defecation on lack of public toilets

The residents said that the provision of the facility would curb the menace of open defecation.A civil servant who was seen in the act, said a situation whereby the nation’s capital lacked public toilet facilities was worrisome.He said “My brother it is not my fault; what do you want me to do when I am […]

The residents said that the provision of the facility would curb the menace of open defecation.
A civil servant who was seen in the act, said a situation whereby the nation’s capital lacked public toilet facilities was worrisome.
He said “My brother it is not my fault; what do you want me to do when I am pressed; I have been patient for a long period of time without locating a convenient place to ease myself.
“To be candid, I am not comfortable with this act. I am a decent citizen who also desires a healthy and clean environment for others, but since there is no public toilet, I cannot help but to relieve myself.”
Also commenting, Mrs Lucy Chris, a trader, observed that urinating in open places was a common habit among men in particular.
Chris, however, blamed it on the absence of public toilet facilities in the FCT, a situation she said gave most people no other option than urinating anywhere they found “convenient’’.
“The only solution is for the FCT administration to make provision for public toilet facilities.  This will go a long way to minimise the challenge of open defecation,’’ Mrs. Chris said.
Mr Muhammed Yakubu, a resident, who expressed worry over the situation, noted that the stench at most bus stop points made passengers waiting to board vehicles uncomfortable.(NAN)