President Bola Tinubu has accepted that plans for the 2023 national census be sustained.
Tinubu is nevertheless anticipated to repair a new date for the national inhabitants and housing census.
Recall that the preliminary date set for its conduct was postponed indefinitely in April this yr.
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Nasir Kwarra, made this disclosure to State House Correspondents after his delegation gave the President a full temporary on the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He famous that the go to to the President afforded the Commission alternative to submit its report to the President.
According to Kwarra, the President is predicted to research and are available to an knowledgeable determination of when the train could be held nationwide.
He hinted that the Commission could also be pressured to ask for extra funding, declaring that the longer the train is delayed, the extra seemingly it generates monetary constraints.
“We briefed him fully on the level of our preparedness, the outcomes that we envisage and I’ll like to say that Mr President has graciously approved to support the Commission in the conduct of census and our preparatory activities, though we’re not stuck at all, but he has given us the courage and the impetus to upscale our preparation.
“So we’ll continue our preparations and we’ll hear from him eventually, the date that the census will take place because we’ve made a submission to him that he will study before getting back to us.
“But as for the assurance of support, he has given that to us and we thank him immensely for this, for also realising the importance of data for the purpose of national planning and development”, he mentioned.
