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

The governor, who said the population of the state should not be anything less than 15 million said any figure below that is false and inaccurate.

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.

He called on the people of the state to cooperate with NPopC officials during the exercise while describing it as an important economic and other plannings by the government.

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.

“By my experience, NPopC has not done well for us. Chief Obafemi Awolowo said the 1973 census was unrealistic and since then, they started projection. The 1991 census was worse than that of 1973. I am saying this as the government of Oyo State and you take it to your headquarters that they are shortchanging Oyo State.

“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?

“Census is very important. Let all monarchs support it. It is used for economic consideration.

“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.

“As it stands today, the population of Oyo State from NPopC is not up to 10 million.
“Be accurate and impartial. Declare what you capture. If the population of the state is less than 15 million, it is false and inaccurate. Do your work accurately.’’

The Federal Commissioner, NPopC, Oyo State, Dr Eyitayo Oyetunji, asked for the cooperation of stakeholders. He assured the people that the commission was ready to conduct the best census ever in the history of the country.

“I am proud to inform you that for the first time in the history of the conduct of censuses in Nigeria, the commission is set to conduct a fully digital census that is transformational and that will incorporate geo-referenced census data to meet the best international standards and provide the data needs for the development aspiration of our nation,” he added.

The Christian Association of Nigeria; the Muslim community; a retired Archbishop of Methodist Church Nigeria, Ayo Ladigbolu and others at the forum urged full participation of the people in the exercise.

Mynd44
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Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde and The Next President of Nigeria, Peter Obi recently

Peter Obi will get massive votes in Oyo state in 2023 no doubt

If Oyo is less than 15M, Kano, Rivers and Lagos should be less 30M each.

Wake up call for obedients and dia 1k jamboree..

Kriss216:
If Oyo is less than 15M, Kano, Rivers and Lagos should be less 30M each.

Ibadan population don madly increase recently

I won’t be shocked if he later pass Lagos

Waw

Nigeria populTion is on increase, not minding more than a million unregistered immigrants

Anambra population should be around 25 million

Kano kaduna Bornu Jos and kastina Na almost 40 mill

Wonder why Obi still the gather 1000 and a bit more for rallies

Why Atiku is counting over 80k

Power to the people
North 2023

Asgard73:
Nigeria populTion is on increase, not minding more than a million unregistered immigrants

Anambra population should be around 25 million

Kano kaduna Bornu Jos and kastina Na almost 40 mill

Wonder why Obi still the gather 1000 and a bit more for rallies

Why Atiku is counting over 80k

Power to the people
[/b]North 2023[b]

no be only north,nah North Korea

More reason Nigeria should be restructured!

Why can't a state as big as OYO conduct it's census Without the control of Abuja ??

Once you deduct the number of agberos its way less.

Is it not a shame that the last real census Nigeria had was in 1963 which was marred with complaints


in 1991, IBB did some abracadabra and called it census. told us that Kano has the largest population in Nigeria. we believed him and till tomorrow the North thinks they are more populated.

Lagos is the most populated in Nigeria.

The North is scared of a good population census because it will expose their fraud

INDOMIE9090:
no be only north,nah North Korea

Can I pm you?

Is a weekend ..


Power to the people
North 2023

Childish claim

Ok we hear we nor argue

That may be correct

Very believable.
Nigerians give birth like water.
We just dey multiply.

I no believe.

AZ on display

I love the fact he is Obidient but come on! Bros this is a huge exaggeration . 15 million? That is a wild off the border exaggeration

There should be a census count including the data on age range, gender, ethnicity and religion. That would really help in clearing up a lot of misconceptions especially about certain parts of the country.

Hmmmn. I know Oyo is truly highly populated with huge land mass but why 15m and not 20 or 30m? He should present clean data to back it up

Lol

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Na only Baba God know how many we dey for this country. We fit don even reach 500million.

No be only 15 million na 15 billion

Are you sure we are upto 200 million people in this Nigeria What of those been killed everyday do they still count them as part of the 200 million? What about those travelling outside the country abi na illegal migrant they make the number increase

Lol I just got information that Tinubu its dead he die last night i won't disclose much they re planning to give clone Tinubu oh my God I'm leaving Nigeria soon Tinubu must not happen to Nigeria God why.

How u take know oga gomino? Census will do a better job even though it can't be accurate.

Does that mean Oyo State have the highest population in Nigeria? I seriously doubt it.

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