{"id":15296,"date":"2023-03-26T21:22:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T21:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=15296"},"modified":"2023-03-26T21:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T21:22:42","slug":"2023-census-commences-may-3-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=15296","title":{"rendered":"2023 Census Commences May 3 &#8211; FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">2023 Census Commences May 3 &#8211; FG<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The 2023 National Population and Housing Census is to commence on May 3, the Federal Government has confirmed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Garba Abari, a member of the Publicity and Advocacy Committee on 2023 National Population and Housing Census, confirmed this on Sunday in Abuja when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said that the three-day exercise would commence May 3 and end on May 5 across the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Mr Abari, who is the director-general, National Orientation Agency, NOA, explained that the census exercise would capture every person, household and structure for national planning and project execution purposes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to him, the change in the date was due to the postponement of the 2023 gubernatorial and state houses of assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThat change by INEC made it mandatory for us to also adjust the date for the conduct of the exercise,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He described the census and the 2023 elections as major national events with significant importance which had earlier been planned to hold not too far away from each other.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe census had to be put forward from the initial date of March 29 to April 2nd, now to May 3rd to 5th.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThere are two things that informed the shift in date. First, in the course of our planning by the National Population Commission, it was so factored that INEC will also tinker with its own electoral timetable.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe gubernatorial election, as you are aware, had to be shifted by one week. This had a telling effect on the date of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">commencement of the census.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cJust like election, the Census is also a very long process, from the training, the sub-trainings, retraining leading uptill the very day of the actual house listing and numbering.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThese will then be followed by the actual capture of the population.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the level of preparedness, the NOA boss assured the nation that the National Population Commission was ready to embark on the exercise.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He described the exercise as a significant event that would aid national planning and execution of developmental projects.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said: \u201cMost of the information that have gone out to the public about the census like the awareness creation, sensitisation, enlightenment, advocacy around the census have all been taking place.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cPerhaps, not on a scale that will make us feel comfortable to say every Nigerian is now census conscious, census aware, in spite of the very significant role that it has to play in our national life.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cBut, clearly, the census is absolutely important because it is for development, planning, security, infrastructure development, educational, health and other demographic considerations all encapsulating in one.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">NAN<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 Census Commences May 3 &#8211; FG The 2023 National Population and Housing Census is to commence on May 3, the Federal Government has confirmed. 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