NPC to Adopt Use of Technology for Next Year’s Census

The National Population Commission, NPC says next year’s head count and housing census will be done with the use of technology to check falsifications and alterations of data.

The Chairman, National Population Commission, Alhaji Nasir Kwarra stated this during an advocacy to Governor Kayode Fayemi and traditional institutions in Ekiti State.

Alhaji kwarra explained that the commission had among other things completed the enumeration area demarcation of 772 local governments while the pre test exercise for the May 2022 population census has commenced.

He solicited the support of the state government to ensure that the next year’s census was successful.

Alhaji Kwarra equally pleaded with the Governor to mobilize other State Chief Executives under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to provide a conducive environment that would make the commision got accurate data of the people to ensure societal development.

In a response Governor Kayode Fayemi described census as an important aspect of development and gave an assurance of government’s readiness to partner NPC to achieve the goal.

The Governor suggested that national census should be carried out in Nigeria every two years to get accurate data base of Nigerian citizens.

Earlier during a meeting with the Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, the NPC Chairman promised to continue to work with monarchs with the hope of getting the necessary advices and suggestions that would help the commision deliver on its mandate.

Also the NPC Federal Commissioner in charge of Ekiti, Mr Ayodeji Ajayi commended the monarchs for the huge support given to the commission’s officials during the EAD exercise, and called on them not to relent in order to achieve desired results.

In a separate remark, the Chairman Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers who is the Onisan of Isan Ekiti, Oba Gabriel Adejuwon, the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe and Onise of Odo-Oro Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Jemilehin stressed the need for NPC to address all boundary issues before the exercise to avert communal clashes.

On the entourage of the NPC Chairman were the Commissioners in charge of Osun, Ogun, Lagos, Oyo, Ondo States among and other officials.

Oluwaseyi Akanbi