Ìmọ́tótó (Yoruba)

– Imo’toto lo le se’gun arun gbogbo,

Imo’toto lo le se’gun arun gbogbo,

Imo’toto ile; imo’toto ara,

Imo’toto lo le se’gun arun gbogbo.

Imo’toto lo le se’gun arun gbogbo,

Imo’toto lo le se’gun arun gbogbo,

Imo’toto ile; imo’toto ara,

Imo’toto lo le se’gun arun gbogbo.

(ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY DELE AJAJA)

Sanitation is the antidote against all infections,

Sanitation is the antidote against all infections,

Home sanitation; personal hygiene,

Sanitation is the antidote against all infections.

Sanitation is the antidote against all infections,

Sanitation is the antidote against all infections,

Home sanitation; personal hygiene,

Sanitation is the antidote against all infections.

IMAGE: Environmental sanitation in Lagos State, Nigeria.

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