Amby Uneze in Owerri
In a determined effort to end open defecation in the State, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has declared state of emergency in Water, Sanitation and Hygienic (WASH) sector in the state.
Stakeholders, however, strongly condemned the act of polluting the environment by way of open defecation, necessiating the governor to put necessary steps in motion to ensure that open defecation is stopped in the state.
In the same vein, the state government is planning construction of public toilets across the urban cities in the state.
This was disclosed in Owerri, yesterday by the Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer of the Imo State Water and Sewerage Corporation (ISWSC), Emeka Ugoanyanwu, during the Stakeholders’ Engagement Forum.
At the event attended by the Special Adviser to the Imo State Governor on Urban Water, Tanana Biaduo; the governor’s Special Adviser (Public Enlightenment), Eze Ugochukwu; the Imo State Chairman of the Nigerian…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
