The
Chairman of the National Population Commission, Chief Uche Duruiheoma
(SAN), has said that he is concerned that Nigeria has not been able to
record a perfect census that is needed for national development.
The NPC chairman, who visited the Anambra State on office of the commission on Thursday, said the failure to achieve a workable census is due to the politics attached to census in over the years.
Duruiheoma however promised that the NPC would adopt modern technology in the collection, processing and dissemination census data to capture real data to aid national planning.
He said it was only a reliable, accurate and verifiable census figure that can ensure the realisation of the Transformation Agenda of the federal and government.
The chairman said the commission planned to achieve 100 per cent vital registration by 2015 and enjoined nongovernmental organisations to join in the advocacy campaigns to sensitise the populace on the need to take census for what is ‘planning’.
He said, “The Commission plans to conduct a truly scientific census which data will be widely available to planners at the national, state and local government levels. Towards this end cutting edge technology will be adopted.
“Methodology and strategies for the conduct of biometric based census are being finalised. Data from vital events will also complement and yield additional data for planning purposes, in line with the strategic direction of the commission; we hope to achieve complete coverage in the registration of births and deaths by 2015.
“The relationship between population and development has not been properly appreciated by planners and decision makers leading to appalling non integration of population in the planning process.”
The Federal Commissioner in charge of Anambra State, Prof. Chika Moore, the State Director, Dr Joachim Ulasi, and other members of staff were on hand to receive Duruiheoma.
The NPC chairman, who visited the Anambra State on office of the commission on Thursday, said the failure to achieve a workable census is due to the politics attached to census in over the years.
Duruiheoma however promised that the NPC would adopt modern technology in the collection, processing and dissemination census data to capture real data to aid national planning.
He said it was only a reliable, accurate and verifiable census figure that can ensure the realisation of the Transformation Agenda of the federal and government.
The chairman said the commission planned to achieve 100 per cent vital registration by 2015 and enjoined nongovernmental organisations to join in the advocacy campaigns to sensitise the populace on the need to take census for what is ‘planning’.
He said, “The Commission plans to conduct a truly scientific census which data will be widely available to planners at the national, state and local government levels. Towards this end cutting edge technology will be adopted.
“Methodology and strategies for the conduct of biometric based census are being finalised. Data from vital events will also complement and yield additional data for planning purposes, in line with the strategic direction of the commission; we hope to achieve complete coverage in the registration of births and deaths by 2015.
“The relationship between population and development has not been properly appreciated by planners and decision makers leading to appalling non integration of population in the planning process.”
The Federal Commissioner in charge of Anambra State, Prof. Chika Moore, the State Director, Dr Joachim Ulasi, and other members of staff were on hand to receive Duruiheoma.
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