The United Nations Children’s Fund, has revealed says no fewer than 1.4 million population out of over two million residents of Ekiti State still engage in open defecation.
UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Akure, Ondo State, Dr Tushar Rane spoke in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday during Open Defecation Free celebration for 54 rural communities in Ekiti West and Gbonyin local governments, declared free by the international body. “We salute the resolve of Ekiti government to make water available to every household in Ekiti, this is commendable because the practice of open defecation constitute great hazards to people’s health.
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