NPC assures that proposed census won’t affect 2023 election

Navy Captain Charles Ogwa (retd.), the Commissioner, National Population Commission, representing Cross River State, informed the public that the proposed population and housing census will produce data that will not be disputed.

He gave this assurance on Friday in Calabar while addressing journalists on the ongoing enumeration area demarcation involving five local government areas in the state, namely Bekwarra, Obudu, Ogoja, Ikom, and Etung.

He made this clear because the data collection that started with the enumeration area demarcation had been digitalized by the commission.

He explained in his statement that,

“Unlike in the past when data collection was manually done, the present exercise is digital. Once information is received from a particular person or household, it is stringed to local government, the state, zonal and headquarters of the commission’s database.”

He advised Nigerians to forget about their fears and worries that the proposed population and housing census would clash with the 2023 general elections.

According to him, the census would last for only 10 days if November 2022 is approved by the President, while the general elections begin in February 2023.

National Population Commission (NPC) is a principal commission of Nigeria, responsible for producing data about the Nigerian people (its population) and economy. The commission is under the supervision of the Office of the Presidency and its head is appointed by the President of Nigeria.