President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for 3rd to 7th May, 2023 to a date to he determined by the incoming administration.
The Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed on Saturday that, the President gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Executive Council and the Chairman of the National Population Commission and his team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday.
In arriving at the need to postpone the exercise, 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 country and improve the standard of living of the Nigerian people.
The President noted that with the completion of the Enumeration Area Demarcation of the country, conduct of first and second pretests, the recruitment and training of adhoc workers, procurement of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and ICT infrastructure, 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 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.
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