The Federal Government has expressed willingness to support the construction of one million latrines throughout the country.

In his welcome address at the celebration of the 2008 World Water Day, the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma, said the ministry will collaborate with other relevant agencies in the sanitation sub-sector to attain the International Year of Sanitation targets which include hand washing campaign as well as building one million latrines.

The minister further stressed that the ministry would improve partnership with donor agencies in Nigeria to improve systems for the control of water borne diseases that undermine health care, raise cost and burden girls and women.

Source: Misbahu Bashir, Daily Trust / allAfrica.com, 20 Mar 2008