Gombe vows to end open defecation

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
The Gombe State Government has reiterated its determination to improve the water, sanitation and hygiene, WASH, sector and achieve an open-defecation-free state.
The commitment was reaffirmed as the Gombe State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, RUWASSA, under the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, SURWASH, programme, intensified sensitisation and mobilisation campaigns across Local Government Areas that have claimed Open Defecation Free, ODF, status.
The campaign commenced with a mega rally in Nafada Local Government Area, where RUWASSA engaged traditional rulers, community leaders, government officials and other stakehold...