Senator, widows others extol Emema Offor’s virtue at 54th birthday States’ performance making 2025 Open Defecation- free target gloomy -Adamu

need for inclusion of everyone in interventions, adding that using innovation approaches was the key to achieving open defecation free target.

Ms. Evelyn Mere, Country Director, said Nigeria had the potential to excel in sanitation economy, through job creation, revenue generation and a healthier economy, with efficient provision of safely managed WASH services.

Mere hinted that the organised private sector in WASH would be announcing a few partnerships in the coming month, aimed at declaring 100 LGAs open defecation free.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting had representatives from all state water agencies, and other partners.

The meeting was an avenue for cross-learning, discuss challenges and analyse opportunities in the water and sanitation sector. (NAN)