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From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof, Joseph Terlumun Utsev has disclosed that additional 12 Local Government Areas have been declared Open Defecation Free.
The Minister while speaking at a monthly meeting of sector’s stakeholders in Abuja, said the validation was done by National Task Group on Sanitation (NTGS), a Multi Sectoral Platform involving Line Ministries, Agencies, NGO Network and the Media.
According to Prof. Utsev, the twelve additional ODF Local Government Areas are as follows;Kano State: 7N0s. Local Government Areas; Kunchi, Gezawa, Ajingi, Karaye, Rimin Gado, Rano & Albasu
Katsina State: 2N0s. Local Government Areas; Kankara and Funtua
Bayelsa State: 1N0. Local Government area; Kolokuma/Opokuma,Delta State: 1N0. Local Government Area; Oshimili North,Ogun State: 1N0. Local Government Area; Ikenne
He revealed that this new record brings the total number of Open Defecation Free Local Government Areas in Nigeria to a total of 117.
He outlined the other ODF Local Government Areas as follows; Jigawa State, the first Open Defecation Free State (27 LGAs); Anambra (3); Akwa-Ibom (1); Bauchi (7) ; Benue (9); Borno (2); Cross River (6); Kano (11 + 7 = 18); Kaduna (7); Katsina (25 + 2 = 27); Osun (1); Yobe (1); Zamfara (3); and Imo (1) LGAs respectively.
