After briefing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of plans in the loop for the 2023 National census exercise, he maintained the exercise would continue as planned.
The President would later fix a new date for the national population and housing census to hold.
Recall that the initial date set for its conduct was postponed indefinitely in April this year.
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Nasir Kwarra, made this disclosure to State House Correspondents after his delegation gave the President a full brief at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He stated that the visit to the President afforded the Commission opportunity to submit its report to the President.
According to Kwarra, the President is expected to study and come to an informed decision of when the exercise would be held nationwide.
He hinted that the Commission may be forced to ask for more funding, pointing out that the longer the exercise is delayed, the more likely it generates financial constraints.
“We briefed him fully on the level of our preparedness, the outcomes that we envisage and I’ll like to say that Mr President has graciously approved to support the Commission in the conduct of census and our preparatory activities, though we’re not stuck at all, but he has given us the courage and the impetus to upscale our preparation.
