By Blessing Odega
The Rotary Club of Jos has constructed six toilets and a hand-dug well for the staff and pupils of St. Paul’s township primary school in Jos.
Mr Mike Ukachi, District Governor, District 9127 of Rotary International, said the gesture was to address some of the challenges of the school.
Ukachi said that the club noticed that the school had only one functional toilet for both the pupils and members of staff.
The governor stated that the toilets would help prevent the practice of open defecation, while the well would provide water for the maintenance of the toilets.
According to him, the act of open defecation was unhealthy and would foster the spread of diseases.
He commended the president and members of the rotary club of Jos for their financial donations for the construction of the toilets and the hand dug well.
Mr Frank Igboanugo, President, Rotary Club of Jos, said that the club was focusing on one of its thematic areas of health, hygiene, and sanitation and saw a need for the construction of toilets in the school.
Igboanugo stated that the toilets were provided to improve the hygiene, sanitation, and wellbeing of the pupils and staff of the school.
He urged the staff and pupils of the school to ensure they utilised the toilets properly.
The Commissioner for Education in Plateau, Mr Mohammed Nyalun, commended the club for the laudable gesture.
Nyalun said that the toilets would help boost the sanitary condition of the pupils and staff.
He assured the club that the toilets would be utilised properly. NAN
