Toilets: Landlords in Ekiti rush to meet February deadline

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti had in December 2014 given a two-month ultimatum to owners of residential buildings without toilet to build one or face prosecution.Some of the affected landlords have begun to dig soakaway pits while bricklayers are working on other structures to be used.  Some landlords who were yet to commence construction of […]

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti had in December 2014 given a two-month ultimatum to owners of residential buildings without toilet to build one or face prosecution.
Some of the affected landlords have begun to dig soakaway pits while bricklayers are working on other structures to be used.
  Some landlords who were yet to commence construction of their toilets attributed the delay to scarcity of labourers for the job.
They were, however, optimistic that the project would be completed before the end of February as directed by the governor to avoid being sanctioned.
Mr John Ayeni, one of the affected landlords said that the order was for their own benefit, adding that he had finished the construction of toilet at the back of his house.
“What remains is to get a plumber that will do the finishing work,” Ayeni said.
Madam Olajubutu Arinola, a landlady, said the deadline issued by the state government “had fast-tracked the payment of 2015 house rent by tenants which assisted me to have enough money for the project.”
Arinola said that the toilet would be ready before the end of this month.
She also appealed to other landlords to take the deadline serious to avoid being sanctioned. (NAN)