Some landlords in major towns in Ekiti have begun to construct toilets in their premises in compliance with the state government’s policy to check open defecation.
Investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent in Otun Ekiti, Ido Ekiti, Ikole Ekiti, Oye Ekiti, and Ifaki Ekiti, among others in Ekiti North Senatorial District, reveal that many buildings were undergoing renovation to include toilets.
The most affected were old structures, which hitherto had no toilets or enough for the occupants.
It was further observed that buildings under construction in the areas visited had adequate provisions for toilets.
A landlord in Ikole Ekiti, Sina Ogunleye, said a disagreement with his neighbour on where to site a toilet in his building delayed its construction.
He said that having resolved the issue, he was now prepared to begin the project.
Another landlord from Ido Ekiti, Olufemi Omoniyi, said he could not provide a toilet in his house earlier because he didn’t have the money.
He said the cost of building a toilet in the house was high because of the swampy nature of the site.
NAN recalls that Governor Kayode Fayemi had in 2020, during the launch of Work Toilet Day, vowed to end all forms of open defecation in the state by 2022.