The 2023 National Population and Housing Census is to commence on May 3, the Federal Government has confirmed.
Dr Garba Abari, a member of the Publicity and Advocacy Committee on the 2023 National Population and Housing Census, confirmed this on Sunday in Abuja when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum.
According to him, the change in the date was due to the postponement of the 2023 gubernatorial and state houses of assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He described the census and the 2023 elections as major national events with significant importance which had earlier been planned to hold not too far away from each other.
“That change by INEC made it mandatory for us to also adjust the date for the conduct of the exercise,” he said.
On the level of preparedness, the NOA boss assured the nation that the National Population Commission was ready to embark on the exercise.