NPC Federal Commissioner, Plateau State, Mrs Cecilia Dapoet, said this during a meeting with stakeholders in Jos, the state capital.
She stated, “The census was earlier scheduled for May 3 to 7, 2023 but was postponed, giving rise to insinuations in the public space regarding the reason for the postponement and these, even though were mere speculations, had been given much media attention.
“The commission is compelled to take necessary steps to correct the impression that the 2023 population and housing census is postponed because of lack of funds. The real reason is not money, but the government’s transition programme and post-election mood in the country. We all saw the cloud of uncertainty that hung above the nation after the elections and were careful not to fall into some pitfalls and plunge the country into more trouble.
The commissioner expressed optimism that the postponement would afford the new administration led by President Bola Tinubu to prepare adequately for the exercise. Dapoet stressed that the NPC would conduct its first digital census, saying handheld devices to be used to capture data had been purchased and safely stored at the Central Bank.
“Presently, we are also getting our new leaders acquainted with the methodology and processes adopted for the current census exercise,” the commissioner noted.
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