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By next year, Nigeria will be experiencing another population census in the country. Before I continue, I will like to defined the word "population census". It is the counting of head to head of people residing or leaving in a particular country at a particular time. Dupre (2015).
The subject matter shouldn't have been so important if not for the interest and attention giving to it by many Nigerians. The Genesis of population census is to create an environment where government will be able to know the number of people living in a country, determined the dependent population and independent population, I.e dependency ratios and how to formulate a viable economic policies that will benefit all but the reverse as being the case where a state will manipulate the census result in order to achieve the most from the country's resources.
The example sighted above can be trace back to the Last population census held in the country. It was believed that the population census was characterized with so much atrocities n controversial results where people force the enumerator to count their cattle, sheep's, goats and even their houses as well as dead bodies. The enumerators were also forced to count by proxy which supposed not to be so.
Another issue of population census is the corrupt mindset of the enumerators and the politicians at large. This arises as a result of taking bribe in order to favour some states over others and to be giving the most allocations. This, I believe the present government will tackle because of its fight for corruption.
Religious is also an issue , it is absurd in this 21st century that some people still keep their wives from others. This has made it impossible for the enumerators to get accurate figures of the country. Therefore there is need for the government to educate the people and make them understand the importance of population census for all.
To mention a few, I will huge the present government to look into this problems of population census and try not to fall into the same mistakes as their past leaders so as to have a better Nigeria for all.

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The population cencus should be done with our porous borders in mind. Just look at the borders have help militants aid BH insurgency so far, we could be looking at 10 million extra head heading to Nigeria to be counted into free money priviledges. Also the ignorant southerners who think it is them getting at their govt when they ignore head counts.

Sibrah:
The population cencus should be done with our porous borders in mind. Just look at the borders have help militants aid BH insurgency so far, we could be looking at 10 million extra head heading to Nigeria to be counted into free money priviledges. Also the ignorant southerners who think it is them getting at their govt when they ignore head counts.

U r right, I just hope the government will c dis n address this issue of our borders In Nigeria and the corrupt custom that allow weapons to be importer into the country.

Luckylife:
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