Gov Ortom Calls for Suspension of 2023 Census, Gives Strong Reason
- The Benue state government wants the 2023 national population census to be suspended
- According to Governor Samuel Ortom, most people in some communities would not be captured if the exercise holds as planned in May
- Ortom urged the federal government to postpone the census until the IDPs in Benue and other states of the federation are returned to their homes
The Benue state government, headed by Governor Samuel Ortom, has cited why the National Population and Housing Census should be suspended and not hold as planned in May 2023.
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Tuesday, April 25, said a lot of people and communities would not be captured if the exercise holds as planned, Daily Trust reported.
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Why 2023 Census should be postponed, Benue govt speaks
Executive Secretary of SEMA, Dr. Emmanuel Shior, stressed the call for the suspension of the census while addressing journalists in Makurdi.
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He said it was necessary to shift the exercise so that many people in affected communities, especially the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue and other states of the federation, would not be disenfranchised.
Buhari speaks on Ortom's Senate bid, reveals why Benue people rejected PDP gov
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, April 18, lampooned Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state over his failed senatorial bid.
Buhari mocked Ortom for failing to win his election to go to the Senate, claiming that the people of the state rejected him because of his alleged woeful performance in eight years.
The president also accused the outgoing governor of frustrating all peaceful efforts made towards solving the security situation in the state, adding that instead of embracing the government efforts, the governor was busy politicising everything thing.
2023 Census: 2 Important questions Nigerians would not answer revealed
The National Population Commission (NPC) has disclosed that Nigerians would not answer questions on religious affiliation during the 2023 census programme.
The commission said this ahead of the commencement of the 2023 census in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, March 29.
The statement, signed by Isiaka Yahaya, the director of public affairs of the commission, disclosed the decision to exclude religion and ethnicity from the questionnaires.
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