 As a way of informing the public and end the menace of open defecation, the Lagos State Government, Office of Civic Engagement, is sensitizing the public on a campaign against open defecation. Plus TV Africa's correspondent, Destiny Momo, has more. Open defecation in Nigeria is a big issue. With the United Nations and World Health Organization reported in 2019 that 47 million Nigerians are involved in the practice, that is one in four Nigerians. Lagos, Nigeria's largest state by population, is feeling the heat of the practice. That is one of the reasons for this event at Ageremi Ife Lodun Local Council Secretariat. Traditional rulers are well represented as they are needed to drive home the message to their communities. The special advisor to the Lagos State Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess Adebowale, says a mass campaign will begin soon. In Lagos State you'll be going on the streets and you will see men and women openly defecating on the road, on our streets, on our waters. I think it's something that we should start a massive campaign against and it's not just the government. All of us as citizens of Lagos State should campaign against open defecation in Lagos State. Right now we don't want to start enforcement on open defecation. We want to actually use each other, use the citizens as peers, as ambassadors, as our campaign managers. Like you know what is going on in your streets, you know what is going on in your community, you'll be the mouthpiece of the government. The local council chairman of Ageremi Ife Lodun Fatai Ayoala says the traffic situation in Lagos is making the issue tough as commuters spend a lot of time on the road. He says public toilets will be built along major roads. A number of people could not get to their destination on time and therefore they had to stop by and do the needful on the road which is quite unfortunate. But we must also tell some of us the home truth, some of us who are part of the government, we should do more on mobile toilets and we should also do more on cameras. The state government intends to use the campaign to reduce airborne and waterborne diseases and to enhance environmental sanitation. Destiny Momo for Plus TV Africa. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.