President Muhammadu Buhari has declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector.
Buhari made the declaration at the inauguration of the National Action Plan for Revitalisation of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector at state house conference centre on Thursday in Abuja.
He directed governments at all levels to intensify efforts and work towards meeting the nation’s water supply and sanitation needs.
Buhari warned that henceforth federal government’s support to state governments would be based on their commitment to implementing the National WASH Action Plan in their respective states and to end open defecation by 2025.
The president said the declaration had become critical to reduce the high-prevalence of water-borne diseases in different parts of the country, which has caused preventable deaths.
He described statistics on open…
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