The National Population Commission (NPC) has stated that although a new date for the National Census has not yet been determined, the Federal Government will set a new date for National Census.
Prior to the country’s Population and Housing Census in 2023, NPC said its main concern is making sure that all resources used are secured.
This was said by Mr. Darlington Okereke, the NPC’s Federal Commissioner for Ebonyi, on Friday morning at a breakfast meeting for media executives in Abakaliki.
Okereke claimed that the safety measure was required to prevent having to restart planning when a new date was set.
“We also gathered to enlighten you on the next steps forward in the light of the postponement of the conduct by the former President,” he added.
The Commissioner noted that it had carried out all the preparatory activities towards the census exercise, including the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) and conduct of pre-tests and trial census amongst others.
“We have conducted recruitment and training of census field staff, procurement and configuration of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), the establishment of ICT infrastructures and logistics support, advocacy and publicity activities.
“The most important task before the commission is to sustain and reinforce the relevance of these activities to the successful conduct of the 2023 census.
“This will ensure that the nation does not have to start afresh the preparations, thereby saving cost.
“The Commission has laid a solid foundation for future censuses,” Okereke stated.
cc: Daily Post Ng
