The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that the postponement of the 2023 gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections will affect the conduct of the 2023 Housing and Population Census.

Recall that the census which would hold after 17 years was scheduled for March 29 to April 2.

A staff member of the commission, who does not want his name in print as the decision is yet to be taken told Daily Trust that the exercise would now hold between May 3 to 7.

“The census will hold now from May 3 to 7 and it is a recommendation that has been submitted to the President. He is going to approve it anyway but it is yet to be decided.”

The Chairman of the commission, Nasir Isa Kwarra, had given a hint of the shift of the exercise Thursday while receiving some digital items from the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) in Abuja.

Kwarra, while stating that the decision has not been reached, said President Muhammadu Buhari would decide the next line of action.

He applauded UNFPA for its support and partnership.

“Over the years, the UNFPA’s partnership with the NPC has been invaluable in propelling the vision and mission of the Commission forward in its bid to strive for demographic excellence, a successful and fully digital 2023 PHC and in turn the 2023 PES.

“Thus far, the Commission and the UNFPA have spared no expense in the training and equipping the Commission’s ranks with the necessary tools, knowledge, and skills to undertake the 2023 PES in line with international best practices,” he added.

The UNFPA Country Representative, Ms Elizabeth Mueller explained that the laptops have all the software’s needed for the exercise.

The UN agency also pledged to continue to support the commission deliver on its mandate.

https://dailytrust.com/just-in-fg-mulls-shifting-census-to-may/

If FG like , make dem shift census go next year.

INEC/apc, we no wan hear say INEC catch fire or say INEC server crash and all that bull shit.
That one go be declaration of katakata.

The authentic winner of the election na him go no president. Make no INEC burn oo.

It’s better they shift the rig census to May indeed

It alright! By May more cows would have been birthed in the north for head to head counting

Nice. Most of these adhoc staff used by INEC will be used as well.

Who send them. Na by force to do census? How u go conduct election and census same year and not experience glitches here and there. Aye n se gbogbo yin

The census should.lnt have been anytime this year.

We wasted money on election which we are yet to get right, why wasting on another sensus that we are not prepared for now?

Okay now...

Them go still rig am

Buhari should leave census for the Government that will take over.

He should solve the money scarcity mess he has cause

To know the number of you left behind or what

They will still rig the results.

CENSORED AFTER ELECTION HHHHHHHMMMMM THE NIGERIA CITIZENS REMAIN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

Have they gotten the needed funds to finance the census project ?
Why the rush ?
Same way INEC rushed and ended up a total failure

Billions of naira set to be wasted on the exercise. In a country with failing economy, you'd think the leaders will be prudent and only prioritize things that can significantly boost the economy.

Ok

What nonsense census are they conducting? Another means to loot before their exit from power.

Abacha's regime was not this corrupt. This current administration is just too corrupt and wasteful.

Gbagura:
Obi is a loser. 😭😩😁

your daddy is a loser

Investing scarce resources into the counting of people at this point in time is nothing but a stupid decision.
NPC reportedly projected the census at a cost of $6 to a person, meaning they have an estimate of how many Nigerians are in the country, so what's the need for the census again?
Nigeria present leaders are not visionaries but mere thieves, why do the census and elections in the same year which coincidentally is the end of it's regime if it's not to siphon resources? What's worst is that they are begging for contributions from us the citizens¿😭

If they like

We're NOT INTERESTED

Old fools 🙃

nairadatti:
your daddy is a loser

Yes ooo his daddy

Nothing like religion

Parachoko:
Buhari should leave census for the Government that will take over.

He should solve the money scarcity mess he has caused

I don't even understand the desperation about the census of a thing

Dear FG, we know our number, please don’t count us with 869billion, credit out accounts instead