…says figure ‘ll aid planning, execution of policies
Ajirioghene Imah
The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has disclosed that the 2023 National population and Housing census exercise would aid planning, and execution of policies in the State.
The governor made the revelation during the inauguration of the State Publicity, Logistics and Security Committees at the conference hall of the Governor’s office in Ado Ekiti.
The National Population and Housing Census scheduled to hold nationwide between Wednesday, 3rd till Sunday, 7th May, is aimed at improving the lives of the citizens.
According to the Governor, the purpose of the committee is to sensitize and mobilize citizens of the state for the exercise which will take place across the country next month.
Oyebanji noted that the exercise was coming when Ekiti State had just developed a 30-year development plan, maintaining that a successful census will help his administration in terms of economic planning and developmental programmes, security of lives and property, infrastructural development, quality health care delivery, among others.
He further stated that the exercise will also help in equitable resource allocation as the objective was aimed at determining the population size, distribution of density, establishment of demographical data, employment status and standard of living.
“It is my pleasure today to inaugurate a joint committee comprising officials of the State and National Population Commission to sensitize and mobilized citizens in the state for the national and housing census exercise which is taken place throughout the country next month. We must therefore take upcoming census seriously as it will aid our planning, policy making and the delivery and execution of our programmes.
“My government is ready to work with the National Population Commission to ensure we have a smooth and successful 2023 national population and housing census”. He affirmed.
Expressing his readiness to work with the National Population Commission in ensuring a smooth and successful exercise, the Governor charged members of the committee to ensure that all communities and houses in Ekiti State are well covered.
He also charged local government administrators to assist the enumerators to reach difficult terrains in the drive to ensure that all residents of the state are captured in the exercise to have a desired result, adding that a successful population exercise will help determine political strength, standard of living and economic capacity of each community.
