Buhari demands the population commission produce correct census data for 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari stated on Wednesday that the National Population Commission will need to devote time and expertise to the 2023 national census (NPC).

The president reportedly said this as he took part in the census’ first round in Daura, Katsina, according to a statement from his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
He pleaded with the NPC representatives to demonstrate the Federal Government’s faith in the commission by providing reliable, accurate data the following year.

President Muhammadu Buhari stated on Wednesday that the National Population Commission will need to devote time and expertise to the 2023 national census (NPC).

The president reportedly said this as he took part in the census’ first round in Daura, Katsina, according to a statement from his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
He pleaded with the NPC representatives to demonstrate the Federal Government’s faith in the commission by providing reliable, accurate data the following year.

He said: “I am happy you have started the process, and congratulations. I know this will require a lot of time, skill and stamina.”
The NPC Chairman, Nasir Kwarra, said that Buhari was awarded the top spot on the list for Daura and that his house was the first to be tagged following the digital capture.

Kwarra said: “It is a process in which all census operations are tested in a detailed and comprehensive manner to assess the level of preparedness of the Commission to conduct the 2023 Population and Housing Census.

“The Trial Census shall cover a total of 7,681 Enumeration Areas in the 36 States and the FCT. Six LGAs have been selected from the six selected states in the six geo-political zones of the country for full population enumeration while forty-five EAs in nine LGAs cutting across three senatorial districts were selected from each of the thirty states and the FCT for enumeration.”