Three hundred and one communities in Boki Local Council Area of Cross River State have finally attained Open Defecation Free (ODF ) status .
Boki, which was one of the two outstanding councils on the list of the United Nations International Children ’ s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to be declared ODF last year , celebrated 234 communities , which had earlier attained ODF in the state .
The remaining 67 communities were , at the weekend , declared ODF with presentation of certificates of award by UNICEF, in partnership with Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSSA) programme , in Bashua community of Boki local government .
UNICEF Consultant , Boki council area , Samuel Itodo, congratulated the communities and Boki for achieving ODF status and appealed for sustainability in order to be free from disease outbreak .
Itodo said : “UNICEF is supporting the programme of Boki, so whatever we are doing here today , we are not helping UNICEF. Rather UNICEF is supporting us . You are working for yourself and UNICEF is congratulating you for this feat.
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