Niger Delta
NOA Cautions Against Open Defecation In C’River
The National Orientation
Agency (NOA) has cautioned residents of Cross River against defecating in open places, saying that it was not a healthy habit.
the State Director of NOA, Ms Florence Osang, said this in Calabar at a meeting with the Chief Orientation and Mobilisation Officers (COMO) in charge of the 18 Local Government Areas of the state.
Osang said that the meeting was organised to brief the officers on some orientation programmes to be carried out in the state, particularly in their respective local government areas.
She said that Environmental Sustainability, Community Dialogue on Security Awareness, as well as Voter and Civic Education, were some of the orientation programmes to be carried out by the NOA in the state.
Osang said that it was wrong for people to defecate in open places.
“When you defecate in an open place, it will lead to environmental pollution; the flies may feed on it and transmit it to people’s houses.
“We need to enlighten our people on the dangers of open defecation, the rural communities who cannot afford toilets can dig pits within their environment to use, which they can cover.
“Those living in the riverine area should also stop open defecation because the streams or rivers will carry it to the next community and this will not be healthy when members of the other community drink that water.
“The government and UNICEF have joined hands together to reach out to the people. Some communities and schools have benefitted from VIP toilets, and this is encouraging,’’ she said.
Osang said that the partnership was tailored towards eradicating open defecation in rural and urban centres in the country.
She commended the Director-General of NOA, Mr Mike Omeri, for initiating the programmes, in order to enlighten the people.
Osang also appealed to residents to stop dumping their refuse in drainages, to check flooding in Calabar.
In his response, Mr Francis Nyamba, the Chief Orientation Officer, Yakurr Local Government Area, said that he would liaise with the traditional rulers, youths, opinion leaders and others, in other to effectively sensitise the people in his area.

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