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Labor Party Presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for postponing the national census.
It was reported that President Muhammadu
Buhari on Saturday approved the postponement of the 2023 National Population
and Housing Census earlier scheduled for between May 3 and May 7.
The exercise was postponed to a date to be
determined by the incoming administration.
Reacting, Peter Obi said the postponement was
a welcome development.
“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,” he tweeted.
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