From: Umar Moh'd
UNICEF WASH Officer of the Bauchi Field Office, Nambam Michael has commended Bauchi State for being the first state in the country to have a validated Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) strategy in the country.
She was speaking yesterday at a One-day programme on Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Strategy Implementations in Bauchi State, held at Hazibal Hotel.
The WASH Officer further commended all the relevant stakeholders in the WASH sector of the state for the resilience in ensuring that the strategy was developed and validated.
Nambam Michael assured that UNICEF will continue to be supportive of strategies that will promote effective faecal sludge management in the States that make up the Bauchi Field Office of the UNICEF.
Also speaking, the General Manager of Bauchi State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), Habibu Mohammed stated that the essence of exchange study cannot be overemphasized in achieving set objectives.
He narrated that few years ago, Bauchi State visited Plateau State RUWASSA to understudy the function of WASH directorate before the state established its own expressing joy that the study has now yielded a positive outcome.
The RUWASSA GM expressed optimism that partnership, collaboration and understudy are key indicators of development and growth in all sectors assuring that his Agency will always cherish such collaborative efforts.
In his remarks, Commissioner of Housing and Environment, Rt Hon Danlami Ahmed Kawule said the attainment of this height has not come to them as a surprised, especially looking at the enabling environment and excellent leadership provided by Governor Bala A. Mohammed across all sectors of human endeavor."
Danlami Kawule added that Faecal Sludge Management, which starts from the storage, collection, transport, treatment, and safe end use or disposal of faccal sludge constitutes the value chain of faecal sludge management."
According to him, "I'm sure you will all agree with me that, that faecal sludge management has been very poor in most of our States. But the story is now changing in Bauchi State due to collective efforts of all the stakeholders that are here present."
Bauchi State WaterAid Nigeria Team Lead, Mashat Mallo stressed the importance of Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) in promoting WASH activities in the society.
He stressed that WaterAid Nigeria is supportive of any initiative that will promote WASH activities pointing out that with adequate WASH focus, the society will be free from health hazards.
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