'Lagos to benefit from faecal sludge management'

• Published date: 18 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Experts in Lagos State have recommended a structured plan to manage faecal sludge.

At a workshop in Eko Hotel and Suites, Executive Secretary of Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LAWARCO), Mrs. Funke Adepoju, said the state would attain Sustainable Development Goal Six - Clean Water and Sanitation for all.

Organised in collaboration with Faecal Sludge Management Alliance, Netherlands, the theme is 'Regulating Urban Sanitation Services: Faecal Sludge/Wastewater Management Guidelines and Standards'.

Mrs. Adepoju noted that the workshop would improve effectiveness of sanitation transition and ensure a regulatory system for public health.

Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University Prof. Nlerum Okogbule, in his paper: 'Improving Legal and Regulatory Performance through African Sanitation Policy', advocated strong sanitation laws to integrate our cultural diversity.

Wife of the governor, Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, noted that about 2.20 million cubic meters of untreated domestic wastewater was produced daily, posing a challenge to sanitation management.

She said effective management of faecal sludge value chain would yield economic and environmental benefits.

'The negative impact of inadequate and improper regulation of faecal sludge management on health is...