 It has been abundantly established that open defecation has a negative impact on the health, educational outcomes and socioeconomic life of the populace, especially women and children. The challenges of the sector can be effectively tackled through the Clean Nigeria campaign by mobilizing high-level political support and resources and the entire populace towards building a new culture of safe sanitation and ending the practice of open defecation. As our nation confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize that expanding access to water, to sanitation and hygiene facilities is our most effective weapon against the scourge of infectious diseases. Ensuring the provision of adequate wash facilities in our communities is the cornerstone of our efforts to strengthen the resilience of our public health structures beyond the present challenge of COVID-19.