PEPSA COMMENCES FINAL ABATEMENT NOTICE PROCESS FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL TOILETS IN JOS SOUTH
The Plateau Environmental Protection and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA) has commenced the service of abatement notices to households across Jos South Local Government Area that are yet to provide functional toilet facilities.
Under the SURWASH Programme, PEPSA has made sustained efforts to achieve compliance through community and household engagements, public education on the importance of having and using proper toilet facilities, advocacy for household-led toilet provision, and meetings with community leaders and household representatives.
The Agency has also provided support to vulnerable households that faced challenges in providing toilet facilities. Where the need was identified, PEPSA supported such households by constructing new toilet facilities and upgrading existing ones to help address their sanitation needs.
These interventions have been part of a deliberate effort to give households the opportunity, information and support required to comply with sanitation standards. However, despite these engagements and interventions, some households still do not have functional toilet facilities.
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PEPSA has therefore reached the final stage of the compliance process.
The abatement notices being served give affected households seven days from the date of service to provide a functional toilet facility and comply with the applicable sanitation requirements.
At the expiration of the seven-day period, prosecution will commence against households that remain non-compliant, in accordance with the law.
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The Agency is therefore calling on every household that is yet to provide a functional toilet facility to use this final seven-day compliance period to take immediate action.
PEPSA has engaged, educated, advocated and provided support where necessary. The next step is enforcement.
Following the expiration of the notice period, the Agency will enforce the sanitation standards required across the affected communities in accordance with the law.
Every household MUST have a functional toilet. Compliance is no longer optional.
Samuel Nathaniel Dapiya
Director General
Plateau Environmental Protection and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA)
