On Thursday, the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, announced that President Bola Tinubu would personally announce the new dates for the national population and housing census, which was postponed in April.
Kwarra made this disclosure after briefing the President at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
During the briefing, the National Population Commission (NPC) submitted its report to the President, who will study the report and make an informed decision regarding the rescheduling of the nationwide census.
Kwarra emphasized that the commission would request additional financial provisions because the longer the census is delayed, the more its financial requirements increase.
He said “We briefed him (President Tinubu) 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, that is, 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.”
In the meantime, he said the President assured the commission of his 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,” Kwarra explained.
