The Federal Government said it has commenced measures to combat the cholera epidemic by tackling the root causes, which includes ending open defecation by 2025.

The Vice President, KASHIM SHETTIMA said this when he inaugurated the Steering Committee for the “Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet” Campaign, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to him, the 2018 Water and Sanitation Hygiene national outcome revealed that approximately 47 million Nigerians, constituting 23 per cent of the population, engaged in open defecation.

He also said that ending open defecation can be achieved by mobilizing strategic stakeholders and leveraging technology, as well as deploying innovative and sustainable solutions to boost the nation’s sanitation landscape.