By Georgina Humphrey
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof.Joseph Utsev, says the National Task Group on Sanitation, NTGS, has declared 12 Local Government Areas, LGAs, Open Defecation Free, ODF, in five States.
Professor Utsev stated this during the NTGS, a multi-sectoral platform involving line Ministries, Agencies, NGO Network and the Media monthly meeting in Abuja.
According to Prof. Utsev, the twelve additional ODF Local Government Areas are Kano State: Local Government Areas; Kunchi, Gezawa, Ajingi, Karaye, Rimin Gado, Rano and Albasu.
Katsina State: Local Government Areas; Kankara and Funtua, Bayelsa State: Local Government area; Kolokuma/Opokuma,
Delta State: Local Government Area; Oshimili North, and Ogun State: Local Government Area; Ikenne.
He revealed that this new record brings the total number of Open Defecation Free Local Government Areas in Nigeria to a total of one hundred and seventeen.
The Minister outlined the other ODF Local Government Areas as follows; Jigawa State, the first Open Defecation Free State (27 LGAs); Anambra (3); Akwa-Ibom (1); Bauchi (7) ; Benue (9); Borno (2); Cross River (6); Kano (11 + 7 = 18); Kaduna (7); Katsina (25 + 2 = 27); Osun (1); Yobe (1); Zamfara (3); and Imo (1) LGAs respectively.
Edited By Grace Namiji
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