Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday tasked the National Population Commission (NPC) to conduct accurate, credible and acceptable data, in the forthcoming 2023 census, saying that it would assist the country in planning and formulating policies.

Obasanjo made the call during a courtesy visit by the Executive Chairman of NPC who came alongside with the country representive from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, and other officials of the commission at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta.

According to him, if a credible and accurate census is achieved by the NPC, it will help the nation in planning better and formulate policies that will aid the development of the country.

He, however, recalled the last census conducted in 2006 during his administration, to be first in history to be conducted without conflicts, acrimony and contention.

He stressed that Nigeria had failed to make adequate use of the results of census previously conducted in country.

“We are running away from making use of our census, the same way we are running from religion and ethnicity.

“The census should lead to real demarcation of constituencies which we have run away from since 2006

“Census figures that we do not use for planning, for real demarcation and all that is not serving a useful purpose; it is a waste of money; I believe we should get this right, so that we will be able to know where we are today.

I don’t know how long we will keep running away from census, and we keep deceiving and lying to ourselves, by running away from the truth we must face and deal with it,” he said.

Read more: https://www.herald.ng/census-we-keep-deceiving-ourselves-obasanjo/

OBJ is right.
One of the most stupid decision of NPC is to remove religion from the questions out of fear.
Sensible countries collect as much data as possible for proper planning, here we are running from data.

A lot of educated foolish folks mostly from the SS and SE who think something otherwise with census.

I had the opportunity to be a census officer in 2006 and to my greatest surprise you will meet a lot of adults who doesn't want to be counted. Agreed or not it is to the advantage of your region. So OBJ is right. The lopsided figures we are not agreeing to today is as a result of some stupid folks among us.

I don't think Nigeria has ever conducted any credible census since independence. Even the much touted 2006 conducted by obj had several flaws & shortcomings. Maybe 2023 will set the record straight as I'm still wondering if we're actually 200m+.

A man that destroyed the whole country is giving advice

You won't need census if we have an effective national ID ...one singular ID with bar code that covers everything
Voters card ,drivers license , bank credit , tribe religion , everything ...5 billion is enough to capture the whole Nigeria over a period of 5 years

ok

You don't need to do census if we had a reliable database for citizens right from child birth...

ok

ivolt:
OBJ is right.
One of the most stupid decision of NPC is to remove religion from the questions
out of fear.
Sensible countries collect as much data as possible for proper planning, here we are running from data.

Nothing wey u fit use satisfy Nigerians if dem add religion and the result didn't go some people way u will see people start ranting and debating about it nd start calling it fake data....


wetin u wan use satisfy Nigerians...


We can see it in INEC PVC collection where some people don dey accuse INEC of Manipulating statistics just because isn't going dere way....

ivolt:
OBJ is right.
One of the most stupid decision of NPC is to remove religion from the questions
out of fear.
Sensible countries collect as much data as possible for proper planning, here we are running from data.

Lol a cowardly society always finds an excuse not to ask pertinent questions. Religion, tribe or citizenship, rent/own property would all be interesting. It would stop weirdos from making declaration like this state is 60% this religion.

mrvitalis:
You won't need census if we have an effective national ID ...one singular ID with bar code that covers everything
Voters card ,drivers license , bank credit , tribe religion , everything ...5 billion is enough to capture the whole Nigeria over a period of 5 years

Honestly this the best approach..

inoki247:



Nothing wey u fit use satisfy Nigerians if dem add religion and the result didn't go some people way u will see people start ranting and debating about it nd start calling it fake data....


wetin u wan use satisfy Nigerians...


We can see it in INEC PVC collection where some people don dey accuse INEC of Manipulating statistics just because isn't going dere way....

Whether you add religion or not, some people will complain and call it fake data.
There are many issues such as states, region, South vs North that can cause
doubt in the collected data.