President Bola Tinubu has approved that plans for the 2023
national census be sustained.

Tinubu is however expected to fix a new date for the
national population and housing census.

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.

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.

“So we’ll continue our preparations and we’ll hear from him
eventually, the date that the census will take place because we’ve made a
submission to him that he will study before getting back to us.

“But as for the assurance of support, he has given that to
us and we thank him immensely for this, for also realising the importance of
data for the purpose of national planning and development”, he said.