The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Dr Joseph Utsev, says the Federal Government will unveil the Clean Nigeria Campaign Strategic Plan next week, to accelerate progress towards the nationwide 2030 Open Defecation-Free target.

Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja ahead of the strategic plan’s launch and the commemoration of the 2024 World Toilet Day, themed “Toilets: A Place for Peace, Dr Utsev noted that only one hundred and thirty-five Local Government Areas in the country had attained Open Defecation-Free status.

He explained that the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, had implemented several initiatives to bridge gaps in basic sanitation services and actualize Sustainable Development Goal six for water and sanitation in Nigeria.