Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, has expressed his agreement with the Federal Government’s decision to postpone the 2023 Population and Housing Census.
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| The next schedule for the 2023 Population and Housing Census will be determined by the incoming administration as announced by President Muhammadu Buhari |
The 2023 Population and Housing Census which was initially scheduled to take place from 3-7 May, 2023, has received postponement approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The exercise will now take place as determined by the incoming administration.
2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, said, the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census by the Federal Government is “a propitious and welcome development”.
Obi said: “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.”
