NPC expresses readiness to conduct postponed 2023 census

The National Population Commission, NPC says activities are still underway for the conduct of the postponed 2023 Population and Housing Census.

Federal Commissioner of the commission in charge of Osun State, senator Mudasiru Hussein stated this in Osogbo during a chart with media executive in the State.

Mudasiru said the commission is more than ready to conduct the exercise as soon as it has the audience and approval of President Bola Tinubu.

The commissioner explained that the government of former president Muhammad Buhari only postponed the exercise for the new input so as to have a robust, adequate and credible data and figures.

He hinted that the commission has trained over one million adhoc staff for the exercise.

Also speaking the State Director of national population commission Moradeyo Adeboye disclosed that the commission has special enumeration to include its over one million ad hoc staff to also be counted during the exercise.

It would be recalled that former president Muhammad Buhari had postponed the 2023 population and housing census scheduled to hold on may till further notice.