…appeals for technical and financial assistance in key areas yet to be implemented
The Federal Government has expressed worries over the effect of lack of adequate funding, insecurity and cultural differences on the conduct of the 2023 National Housing and Population Census which is expected to take off this month
The Minister of State for Budget and Planning, Clem Agba, expressed this concern when he spoke on Monday at a meeting with members of the private sector and development partners in Abuja, which was convened to address grey areas for a successful exercise nationwide.
According to the minister, over 60 percent of funds needed for the census had been released, adding that funding intervention from development partners remains key.
The meeting was the second for officials of the National Population Commission (NPC), development partners, the diplomatic corps, and members of the private sector amid preparations for the National Housing and Population Census.
One of the objectives of the meeting was how to source funds for the exercise, the NPC promised to manage the funds in a transparent manner.
The Chairman of the Commission allayed fears that the exercise may not hold in some communities, even though there were pockets of insecurity when the NPC conducted the enumeration area demarcation in some local governments.
The census is scheduled to hold between March 29 and April 2.
It was stated that representatives of development organisations are lending a hand of support for the effectiveness of the exercise, seeing its significance to national development.
