The Adamawa State Ministry of Water Resources in collaboration with partners have sensitized Students of Government Day Secondary School Bekaji in Yola North local government area on use of toilet to avoid contact with diseases.
At the sensitization exercise, the stakeholders are seeking for change of behaviour to ensure good health of the society.
In a welcome addressed, the State Coordinator of Water, sanitation and hygiene, Umar Sajo said the aim of the exercise is to discouraged people on open defecation, noting that it poses dangerous threat to the society.
World Toilet day supposed to have celebrated on 19th November, but the WASH coordinator said the campaign necessitated the choice of students at Government day secondary school Bekaji to enlighten them on changing of narrative towards their health wellbeing.
Speaking, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Water Resources Alhaji Muhammad Lawan Ibrahim said the marking of world toilet day was a called to action for achieving safe toilet by 2030.
According to him, only 46 percent of Nigerians have access to basic sanitation, 23 percent still practice open defecation affecting at least 47 million people.
Mr. Solomon Nuhu from UNICEF, discouraged the students that open defecation is very dangerous to the society, hence the need for proper use of the toilet.
In response, the Principal Government day secondary school Bekaji, Mrs Talatu Elisha stressed that the enlightenment campaign would go a long way in improving hygienic practices not only to the school but the students’ communities.
Highlights of the event were demonstration of proper hand washing after using toilets to avoid body contamination and the donation of antiseptic facilities to complement the effort of hygienic practices.
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