President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday signed Executive Order 009 entitled, The Open Defecation-Free Nigeria by 2025 and Other Related Matters Order.
1. That by this Order, Nigeria is committed to being open defecation free by 2025.
8. All enforcement authorities are hereby directed to diligently collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in implementing this Order.
Nigeria is ranked second amongst the nations in the world with the highest number of people practicing open defecation estimated at over 46 million people –
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
November 20, 2019