The House of Representatives had on Wednesday sought to investigate the N200 billion spent on preparations for the postponed 2023 census by NPC.
The Chairman, National Population Commission , Nasir Kwarra, has assured that the N200 billion spent on the postponed 2023 census was judiciously utilised and items procured available for scrutiny.
“So, what we may need to do is to do a refresher training for the trial census that we did because it’s been more than a year; we will do a similar thing, but maybe the scope will be reduced because we don’t have to go all out again and conduct a full blown trial census. He said “no matter what, we need this data so that we can plan for the development of the country, including addressing the issue of security.”
“It is not simply about numbers and data; it’s about human lives, about the wellbeing of our communities and the future trajectory of our nation.” He said “the survey is being conducted by Nigerians and owned by Nigeria because the NPC is conducting it and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is providing technical support.
She added that “this survey will also tell us the number of Nigerians reached to ensure that we provide Universal Health Coverage.