To conduct 2023 Census NPC to spend N532.7bn

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On Wednesday the National Population Commission ( NPC) , told the Senate that to conduct national census in April 2023. it was proposing to spend a total sum of  N532.7billion

 

To defend the  2023 budget estimates,  Chairman of the Commission , Alhaji Nasir Isa Kwarra noted that the N532.7billion was soley a proposal for the conduct of the 2023 census.Speaking in Abuja when he appeared before the Senator Sahabi Ya’u, APC Zamfara North led Senate Committee on National Population and Identity Management

 

He further went on to say that aside the N10 billion budgetary proposal for 2023 fiscal year earmarked for NPC , the sum of N532. 795, 604, 726billion is estimated for conduct of 2023 Census.

 

“NPC is ready to re- write the history of census in Nigeria by making the 2023 not only accurate , credible , reliable but acceptable to all Nigerians.”

 

The NPC boss explained  that the proposed sum for conduct of 2023 census, covers post enumeration survey and that the exercise will be a great departure from the past in terms of keying into the issue of climate change.

(Vanguard)

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