During a meeting at the Statehouse with representatives from the National Population Commission (NPC), President Bola Tinubu expressed his intention to establish a committee that will adjust the census budget to better fit the current financial situation of the government.
He emphasized that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) should be included in the review process.
The President said, We must ascertain who we are, how many we are, and how to manage our data. Without an accurate census, we can’t successfully plan for employment, agriculture and food sovereignty.
So many problems come up without accurate data. We should work on our financial muscle well in place to lift our burden before we go and meet development partners for the census.
We should work out the figures before discussing the role of development partners.
This stop and go activity on the census cannot work with me, so we better have a definite path. I will set up a committee for you to look at the issues critically and do a source and application of resources.
