Labor Party Presidential candidate in the last election,
Peter Obi has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for postponing the national
census.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari on
Saturday approved the postponement of the 2023 National Population and Housing
Census earlier scheduled for between May 3 and May 7.
The exercise was postponed to a date to be determined by the
incoming administration.
Reacting, Peter Obi said the postponement was a welcome
development.
“FGN’s decision to postpone the 2023 Population and Housing
Census, scheduled for 3-7 May 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming
Administration is a propitious and welcome development. National Census is a
critical development and nation-building tool.
“Even though Nigeria is long overdue for a census,
conducting one requires proper planning and diligence to ensure the sanctity of
the results; the efficacy of the data gathered therefrom, as well as their
utility in driving national development goals.
“Our living standards and growing national housing deficits.
It is hoped that when eventually the census is conducted, it will serve as
confidence-building measures instead of being fraught with the usual
controversy,” he tweeted.
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