Ekiti Environmental Officers Condemn Open Defecation

The Head of Environmental Health Services in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti state, Mrs Funmilayo Esan, last Thursday warned residents of the community to desist from defecating in bushes, drains and waterways.
Esan, who gave the warning during an interview with newsmen in Otun-Ekiti said that open defecation could cause cholera and various air borne diseases  that could lead to death of infants, children and adults.
She said that both the state and the local government had been creating awareness and sensitising against the menace   capable of destroying the good health conditions of communities.
”For the people of different communities to live a healthy lifestyle, open defecation must be eradicated in their community.
”We have been educating the landlords and landladies to build toilets for their tenants because we observe that some houses do not have a toilet.
”Our environmental officers will be moving from house to house and any house found without toilet will be sanctioned.
”In Moba Local Government Area, we are passionate about the health conditions of our people, so therefore, anybody caught defecating in government drains or any residential areas will face the wrath of the law,” she said.
Similarly, the Head of Environmental Health Services in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti, Mr Micheal Ijalusi also corroborated the submission of Esan, saying that open defecation should be discouraged and eradicated in the communities.