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Cross River Will Be First State To Attain 100 Percent ODF Status – Ayade 

By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme, just as it has also made a commitment to ensure that the State becomes the first in Nigeria to attain the Open Defecation Free status. The State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade

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Open Defecation Free Program Has Been Beneficial To Our Communities – Bekwarra And Obanliku Local Task Group

By Violet Isek, Margaret John Efa Sunday The declaration of Bekwarra and Obanliku Local Government Areas of Cross River State as Open Defecation Free (ODF) has been described as a milestone and has been of great benefit to both communities. The members of Obanliku and Bekwarra Local Task Group of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

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Yakurr Attains Open Defecation Free Status

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State has been declared open defecation free (ODF). This makes it the third local government area to attain that status after Obanliku and Abi local government areas attained a similar feat. Cross River is one of the states implementing the United Nations Children’s Education

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FG Declares Obanliku First Open Defecation Free Council, Months After UNICEF Declared Abi First

By Ushang Ewa The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has declared Obanliku local government area of northern Cross River as the first open defecation-free (ODF) council in the country. But, the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency says a concerted effort by Concerned Universal Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN) program

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