With the recent cholera outbreak in the 30 states of the federation, including neighbouring Lagos, and considering the Eid-el-Kabir festivities, the Ogun State Government has announced certain precautionary measures to residents to prevent any possible outbreak in the state.
Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade made this known in a statement on Saturday. He explained that the Governor is seriously concerned about the development and the need to protect the people in the state, considering the proximity of Ogun to Lagos and the degree of interactions between the two states. According to the statement, precautionary measures, including the following, have been put in place: 'All houses MUST have toilets.
'All markets MUST have functional public toilets with running water. 'Mechanic villages MUST have functional toilets with running water. 'All schools should have public toilets with running water.' In addition to those measures, residents of the state were also advised to take the following measures as a way of galvanising themselves against the disease.
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