A Group under the aegis of the Centre For Environmental Sustainability And Development Awareness (CESDA) said it has commenced a project funded by the British Council to end open defecation in motor parks and markets across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was even as it attributed open defecation to the leading cause of death among under-five children. He disclosed the group’s plans to commence clean-up exercise and sensitization on open defecation and the effect of cholera in the identified markets and motor parks. ” Members of the public will be engaged with IEC materials while identified locations/premises will be cleaned up,” he said. The content of the article published by these online platforms is not new; it has been recirculated several times and has been debunked.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 26, 2021 17:32 UTC