On Wednesday November 20, 2019, President @MBuhari signed Executive Order 009 entitled, The Open Defecation-Free Nigeria by 2025 and Other Related Matters Order, 2019.
The Order declares as follows:
2. That the National Open Defecation Free (ODF) Roadmap developed by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources with support from other key sector players across Nigeria be put into effect.
5. The National Assembly & the State Houses of Assembly shall enact legislation on the practice of open defecation with appropriate sanctions & penalties.
7. The Secretariat shall terminate when Nigeria is declared Open Defecation Free.