The House of Representatives will look into the money spent by the National Population Commission (NPC) on the postponed 2023 population and housing census.
The house passed this resolution on Wednesday in response to a motion by Honourable Dominic Okafor drawing members’ attention to the 200 billion naira spent so far on the census.
Due to insecurity, lawmakers disagreed on holding the census this year.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census earlier scheduled for May 3 to 7 to a date to be determined by the incoming administration.
The population and housing census earlier scheduled for May 3 to 7, 2023, was indefinitely postponed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in April.
Buhari had given the approval for the postponement after a meeting with some members of the then Federal Executive Council; the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa-Kwarra; and his team.