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Traditional Rulers Want Border Disputes Settled Ahead Of Census

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Traditional Rulers in Oyo State want all border disputes before settled before the next census to ensure accurate data in the country.

The traditional rulers stated this while speaking at the flag of phase eleven of Enumeration Area Demarcation in preparation for the next Census in Nigeria organized by National Population Commission, NPC. 

Some of the traditional rulers who made the observation noted that if the disputes were not resolved it would affect the outcome of the census. 

The Onigboho of Igboho, Oba John Oyetola said part of his town should be cleared before the census so that the area would not be counted as part of Osun State. 

Other monarchs at the event also called on National Population Commission to ensure breakdown of the census results for traditional rulers to know the actual number of people in their domain. 

Responding, the Oyo State Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, Dr Eyitayo Oyetunji the commission would still conduct the exercise and wait till when all disputes were resolved before allocating the number to the right place.

Sunday Ogunyemi

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We are committed to protecting women and the girl-child – NPC Boss

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Acting chairman, National Population Commission, NPC, Dr Eyitayo Oyetunji says the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has initiated programmes and policies aimed at defying practices that negate the rights of women and the girl-child. 

Dr Oyetunji made this known in Ibadan at a press conference to commemorate this year’s World Population Day, with the theme “Putting the break to Covid 19: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls now”. 

Dr Oyetunji who spoke through the Oyo State Director of the commission, Mrs Omolara Adeyinka said government is aware of the effect of Covid-19 on women and girls, and has approved economic stimulus package of 2.3 trillion naira for both the formal and informal sector, and has initiated an educational programme to reduce out-of-school children.

He said the effect of limited access to commodities occasioned by the pandemic is increasing the level of sexually transmitted diseases due to unprotected sex, unsafe abortion and unwanted pregnancies among women. 

The NPC boss explained that the commission will continue to collaborate with development partners and MDA’s to generate data meant to address cases of women’s health, nutrition and sexual harassment through survey and research.

Dr Oyetunji said arrangement had been concluded to begin digitization of vital events with procurement of computers for the seven hundred and seventy four local government areas of the country, expected to take off in the last quarter of this year.

Mosope Kehinde