The National Assembly today granted full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by amending section 124 of the nation’s constitution.
The section provides a consequential provision for the making of the local councils, a full third tier government without undue interference from the state governments.
The amendment was one of the 22 others approved by the House of Representatives last week and ratified by the Senate on Tuesday.
Despite funds collected on a daily basis by the Liberia Marketing Association(LMA) and the Paynesville City Corporation(PCC) from marketers in the Commercial District of Redlight, the removal of garbage from this area remains a major challenge. Many of the marketers who are not opportune to secure a selling spot within the market main building have no option but to often sell close to a garbage site.
The unpleasant odour greets them every day as they go about in search of their daily bread.
Advocacy and public awareness in the WASH sector of Liberia started as far back as 2008/9. At the time, the issue of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) was a strange phenomenon and as such it was not considered to be relevant.
The involvement of individuals of civil society organizations and the media could not be over emphasized, as there was a need to ensure advocacy and public awareness for WASH.
Healthy Start is WaterAid’s 4-year Advocacy Priority (2015-2019) on improving the health and nutrition of newborn babies and children.
According to WaterAid, one in four newborn deaths in Liberia could be prevented with safe water, sanitation, and clean hands.
Appalling sanitation in Greater Monrovia over the years has been a major challenge for several residents and municipalities in Montserrado County. This condition continues to make life unbearable for several residents, despite the interventions of the World Bank, European Union, and other WASH partners.
The intervention by these donors is aimed at creating an enabling environment for water, sanitation, and hygiene in the country.
