President Muhammadu Buhari has finally handed over the eventual holding of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for May 3-7 2023, to the incoming administration of Sen.Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is expected to determine the new date for holding of the excercise in Nigeria
Buhari announced the decision on Friday after his meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, and his team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed announced the decision of postponment in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday morning.
According to the statement, “the meeting reiterated the critical need for the conduct of a Population and Housing Census, 17 years after the last census, to collect up-to-date data that will drive the developmental goals of the country and improve the living standard of the Nigerian people.
Buhari was quoted in the statement as saying that appreciable progress had been made in the preparation for and implementation of the now postponed census
The President commended the methodology being put in place by the NPC to conduct accurate and reliable census.
“The President noted that with the completion of the Enumeration Area Demarcation of the country, conduct of first and second pre-tests, the recruitment and training of ad hoc workers, procurement of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and ICT infrastructures, appreciable progress has been made in the implementation of the 2023 Population and Housing Census.
“He also commended the methodology being put in place by the Commission to conduct accurate and reliable Census, especially the massive deployment of technology that is capable of delivering world class Census and laying a sustainable basis for future censuses.”
The statement added, “The President further directed the Commission to continue with preparations for the conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census in order to sustain the gains already recorded and provide the basis for the incoming administration to consolidate these achievements.”
“The meeting was attended by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha,” the statement concluded.
Edu-biznews recalled that the outgoing Buhari's administration had earlier handed over, the decision for the removal of subsidy on the Premium Motor Spirit other wise known as petrol to the incoming administration
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