Nigeria would
require a total of N273 billion to successfully conduct next year’s
national census, National Population Commission, NPC said on Monday. This came as President Mohammadu Buhari has charged the Commission,
National Identity Management Commission, Federal Road Safety Commission,
Independent National Electoral Commission, among others to ensure the
harmony of the biometric data of all Nigerians.
According to the president, the harmonized system would cut cost and also give credibility to the country’s electoral process.
Buhari who gave the charge after receiving a briefing on the activities
of the National Population Commission from the Chairman, Eze Duru
Iheoma (SAN), who led other National Commissioners to the Presidential
Villa, President Buhari wondered why each agency would gather its own
biometric data, when such data could easily be shared.
“It will
be more cost effective if you work together. It helps even the
credibility of the election process, as Nigerians of voting age can be
identified easily,” he said.
President Buhari added that all the agencies should work collaboratively
Earlier, Eze Duru Iheoma told the President that about N273 billion would be required for the commission to conduct a national census next year, 10 years after the last exercise, as stipulated by the United Nations, saying that about N10 billion of the amount would be needed immediately.
He told the President that a biometric-based
CREDIT: Vanguard NGR
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Kingsley Obiegbu
Anoda
avenue to rip us off, what did they do with the figure gotten from the
last counts or Is it the aftermath of the National ID card. What value
and preposition does it all portend? Abeg there are a lot of valued
added modalities that needs funding
Enyinda Nathaniel Okey
Kano is bigger than Lagos. Maiduguri is the largest city, even if 2m die by Boko Haram. what else is need for census?
Frank Ohagwam
And the north will still include their cattle and goat in the count.