The National Population Commission (NPC) Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will announce a new date for the 2023 Population and Housing Census and Housing census exercise.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in audience with Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra and his delegation at the State House, Abuja
According to Hon. Kwarra, the Commission will request more financial provisions because the longer the exercise is delayed, the more its financial requirements increase.
“We briefed him (President Tinubu) fully on the level of our preparedness, the outcomes that we envisage and I’ll like to say that Mr President has graciously approved to support the Commission in the conduct of census and our preparatory activities, though we’re not stuck at all, but he has given us the courage and the impetus to upscale our preparation”.
“So we’ll continue our preparations and we’ll hear from him eventually, that is, the date that the census will take place because we’ve made a submission to him that he will study before getting back to us”, he said.
The NPC boss further explained that the President assured the commission of his support.
“He has given that to us and we thank him immensely for this for also realising the importance of data for the purpose of national planning and development,” he said.
The census was first scheduled for March 27 but was postponed to May 3 – 5 as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shifted the governorship election from March 11 to March 18, 2023.
At a forum with members of the diplomatic corps on April 27 in Abuja, Kwarra had revealed that the NPC was yet to procure all the devices required for the census.
He added that the NPC was still expecting donations from the organised private sector and from other key stakeholders.
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