ASHENEWS reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi has lauded the Nigerian government’s postponement of the 2023 Census.
This online platform recalls that the population and housing census earlier scheduled to hold between 3rd and 7th May, 2023 was suspended indefinitely by the Federal government.
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Reacting to the postponement on his official Twitter handle @PeterObi on Saturday, tweeted “Even though Nigeria is long overdue for a census, conducting one requires proper planning and diligence to ensure the sanctity of the results.”
“FGN’s decision to postpone the 2023 Population and Housing Census, scheduled for 3-7 May 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming administration is a propitious and welcome development. National Census is a critical development and nation-building tool.
“Even though Nigeria is long overdue for a census, conducting one requires proper planning and diligence to ensure the sanctity of the results; the efficacy of the data gathered therefrom, as well as their utility in driving national development goals, our living standards and growing national housing deficits.
“It is hoped that when eventually the census is conducted, it will serve as confidence-building measures instead of being fraught with the usual controversy,” the tweet reads.
