Emmanuel Thomas
Nigeria, March 1, 2016 – Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode today said it is not healthy for children to use adult toilets in public places.
The first lady who was speaking while handing over 10 children toilets donated to the Ndubuisi Kanu Parek, said on no account should children share public toilet facilities with adults.
“More importantly, at public places like this, little children should not share toilet facilities with adults, for health reasons and for their privacy and protection. I am thankful to God, that what came up as a little idea, has become real,” she said.
She expressed her commitment towards improving the welfare and generating happiness for children just as she charged parents to ensure that their children and wards are always accompanied by adults in public places.
She said there is the need to separate children’s facilities from that of the adults.
” At public places like this little children should not share facilities with adults, for health reasons and for their privacy and protection; as parents we must not unduly expose our children to health risks. These facilities are partly meant to discourage open urination defecation which can deface and pollute the environment” she further said.
The first lady who also announced plan by the state government to embark on mass provision of toilets facilities across the state, said it was time for parents to stop exposing their children to health risks through open defecation.
Speaking through Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, the first lady added that relaxation, recreation and leisure, remain integral part of city life everywhere in the world.
While urging residents to create time to relax once in a while in order to boost their physical health, mental and emotional development, she advised them to be security conscious and ensure their wards are always accompanied to park by adults.
She decried improper waste disposal across the state, saying that some parts of the state may experience flooding unless they adopt proper waste management before the rainy season, which, he said, would be intense.
She warned people leaving in the flood prone areas to vacate their buildings ahead of the intense rainfall, saying that the consequence of improper waste management is massive flooding during rainy season.
The General Manager, Lagos State Parks and Garden Agency, Mrs Ambimbola Jijoho-Ogun commended Mrs Ambode for the gestures, assuring that agency would ensure proper maintenance of the facilities.
