Present yourselves to be counted, NPC tells Nigerians

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Present yourselves to be counted, NPC tells Nigerians

The Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra has appealed to Nigerians to make themselves available for counting during the forthcoming population and housing census.

The census is billed to hold from May 3 to 7, 2023.

Kwarra said apart from being a national event, the exercise would help the government and other agencies with accurate data to work with.

He added that a lot of resources and efforts had been invested to ensure that the exercise was credible and successful.

Kwarra who was represented by his Special Assistant, Husaini Isiyaku, spoke at a workshop held for social media influencers and bloggers in the country on Saturday in Abuja,

He said, “Census is a national event and it is the responsibility of every citizen to participate by presenting themselves to be counted. The commission will no doubt, need the support of all stakeholders to deliver to the country credible and reliable data it can use for sustainable development planning.

“Over the years, the commission has invested considerable time and resources in planning for the census by drawing from its rich institutional experience spanning two censuses and a pool of tested professionals to give the nation a truly digital and scientific census that will generate data for planning within the context of our present realities.”

He stated that the commission had not stopped engaging in activities that would ensure the exercise was successful.

Meanwhile, there are concerns that the increased number of hackers’ activities in the country may have an impact on the 2023 population census.

This is following the declaration by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, that a total of 16.7 million cyber attacks were recorded in the just concluded elections.

The 2023 census billed to hold between May 3 and 7 would be the first in the country’s history technology would be deployed.

In an interview with our correspondent on Friday, the National Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Vincent Olatunji, said, “If anyone thinks that our system will not be attacked during the census, it will be a big joke.