(L-R) NYSC inspector in Nnewi, Mrs Ethel Kwazu, principal of the school Ifeoma Okonkwo during commissioning of toilet donated to Girls Secondary School, Nnewi by Onajite Solomon and Israel Victor
Two former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Onajite Solomon and Israel Victor have donated toilet facilities to Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra State, as a part of their quest to end open defecation in Nigeria.
Solomon and Victor both taught in the school during their one-year compulsory service from May 2017 till April 2018.
The duo, who narrated their experiences in the school to The Guardian, said open defecation was the only means for students to ease themselves during school hours.
“While we were teaching at Girls secondary school, we noticed that the toilet facilities are inadequate for the students’ population,” Solomon told The Guardian.
“What spurred us to execute this project is because of the inadequacy of the toilet facilities in the…
