Recent hygiene and sanitation  efforts  in  Nigeria have been quite useful in  helping to alleviate  the  challenges  of  open defecation  and  deepening  acceptable  hygiene  and sanitation  behaviour  in  many rural  communities.  However ,  their successes  at  the  urban areas  are  still  doubtful.  In  reality ,  while  Nigeria  has  been  projected  to  contribute  37%  of the  world population  growth  between  2014 and 2050 alongside  China and India,  much of  this  population  growth  is largely  concentrated  around  the  urban  peripheries  and slums associated with high intensities of water and sanitation related challenges. This paper  suggests  a  futuristic  approach  that  shapes  the  right  hygiene  and  sanitation Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) of communities at the transition stage from rural communities to urban areas to ensure the sustainability of such KAPat the long term.  The  aim  is  to  determine  whether  new  hygiene  behaviours  adopted  by  a community during  CLTS  implementation  can  influence  futur e  settlers  in  the  community  as  it  is transformed  into  an urban setting.  Drawing lessons  fr om the  experiences  of selected communities  in  Chikun  LGA  of  Kaduna  State,  the paper  finds  that  the  status  of  a community  declared  as  an  ODF  community  has  a  positive  impact  on  the  future sanitation  culture  and  behaviour  of  communities  as  they  transform  into  urban  settings.

KEYWORDS:  CLTS,  sustainability ,  urban,  peri-urban,  ODF ,  Chikun,  hygiene behaviour .