World Toilet Day: Oyo govt takes steps to end open defecation

The Oyo State government has revealed it was putting in place measures to stop open defecation in the state by providing mobile toilets and water in rural communities in the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kehinde Ayoola, made this known when addressing newsmen in his office yesterday. Ayoola said the state government […]

The Oyo State government has revealed it was putting in place measures to stop open defecation in the state by providing mobile toilets and water in rural communities in the state.

The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kehinde Ayoola, made this known when addressing newsmen in his office yesterday.

Ayoola said the state government was taking proactive steps to stop open defecation in the state through its Rural Water and Sanitation Programme.

He added the government was also serious about the business of recycling waste in the state, saying the step would increase its waste-to -wealth potentials.

He appealed to residents of the state to cooperate with the government, as the transition to a new waste management era would result into community-based waste management in the state.

The World Toilet Day is an official United Nations international observance day, commemorated every November 19 to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.