Nationwide Census: Buhari's Govt Fixes Date For Exercise
- The National Population Commission has disclosed that there will be a nationwide census from March 29 to April 1
- The NPC's chairman, Nasir Kwarra, said on Friday, January 20, revealed that the necessary technology for the exercise will be deployed soon
- Kwarra added that non-Nigerians will be counted during the period so long as they are in the country at the time
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Abuja - The next national census in Nigeria will be on begin on Wednesday, March 29, according to the National Population Commission (NPC).
The NPC's chairman, Nasir Kwarra, in a chat with State House correspondents on Friday, January 20, disclosed that the exercise will end Saturday, April 1, Daily Trust reports.
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Kwarra made this disclosure after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.
Speaking with reporters in Abuja, he stated:
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“By March 29 to April 2, our staff will be in the field enumerating people."
In a Punch publication, he added that the technological tools to be deployed would be able to code buildings and landmass, detailing information such as location, and landscapes among others.
Kwarra added that during the exercise, which he promised will be credible, foreigners will be counted so long as they are in the country at the time of the exercise.
On its verified Facebook page on Thursday, January 19, the commission disclosed that in preparation for the exercise, it has embarked on "Census in School Initiative" to sensitize and create awareness of the upcoming Census among young learners in secondary schools across all the states of the federation through formation and inauguration of census clubs.
Top government agency makes strong appeal to IPOB ahead of planned census
On Thursday, September 29, the National Population Commission appealed to the leadership and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to avoid disrupting the planned 2023 census activities in the southeast region of the country.
The federal commissioner of the NPC in Abia state, Nwanne Nwabuisi, said the ability of the commission to carry out its job in 2023 will enable the southeast region to get accurate figures in the next census.
Speaking at the Abia State stakeholders summit on the 2023 census with the theme,” Getting the people involved,” which was held in Umuahia, Abia state's capital city, Nwabuisi said the group's uncooperative attitude in the 2006 national census affected the people of the southeast in a negative way.
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