World Toilet Summit 2022: Buhari Demand For Private Sector Collaboration To Eradicate Open Defecation

AS Nigerians struggle with poor sanitation practices, President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, talked about private sector collaboration and intervention to eradicate open defecation in 2025.

Buhari who was represented by Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, while declaring open the World Toilet Summit 2022 edition with theme, ‘Sustaining Sanitation Innovation for Economic Development’ said the mission to ensure over 200 million Nigerians have access to decent and affordable toilet facilities could be achieved if there is that synergy between the public and private sectors.

He said: “Governments must acknowledge the role in providing the leadership to rally all other stakeholders contributes to improve and sustainable access to sanitation services, the development sector, the private sector, civil society, research institutions, media and other stakeholders especially to bring in technical expertise, finance and focusing on also by promoting innovative and scalable approaches towards strengthening systems for accelerated progress.

“A coordination platform for private sector organizations working in the wash sector, known as the organized private sector in wash was also established to ensure effective coordination of the private and private sector interventions.”

The World Toilet Summit is aimed at facilitating knowledge sharing and policy engag