Oyo population not less than 15m - Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has appealed to the National Population Commission to avoid guess work and manipulation in the coming census.

Speaking in Ibadan on Wednesday at stakeholders’ forum organised by NPC, Makinde, who was represented by his deputy, Bayo Lawal, said NPopC had not been fair to Oyo State in the last censuses.

Lawal said, “Census is very important for us as a government. It is not about politics, religion or culture. It is about the number of the people in each local government, the state and Nigeria. “We learnt in school that Ibadan is the largest city in West Africa. Aside from Ibadan, there are other cities like Ogbomoso, Oyo, Saki, Eruwa, Oke-Ogun. But now they said Kano, Kaduna and Rivers States are bigger than Oyo State. Why do some small states have more population than Oyo State?“All hands must be on deck. It should not be left for the government alone. This government is ready to support the NPopC in order to carry out accurate census.“Be accurate and impartial.

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