We will Recruit One Million Nigerians for 2023 Censu - NPC

Ayu Esuku | Fountain Newsbreaker 

The National Population Commission(NPC), has disclosed  that a total of one million Nigerians will  be recruited by the federal government for the conduct of the 2023 National Census.

The Commissioner representing Ekiti at the NPC, Mr. Deji Ajayi,  on Monday during a  press conference said a  trial census would be conducted in Ekiti in preparation for next year's main census exercise.

 

The NPC boss added that  nine towns across nine local governments selected out of the 16 councils in the state, had been delineated into Enumerated Areas(EAs) to ease the trial census, which are; Ado, Emure, Iro, Ijero, Ikole, Iworoko, Ise, Ikun and Omuo Ekiti.

Ajayi said: "This is the first time we will be doing a paperless census, everything will be digital to check corruption and bring about accurate data that can help national development".  

"It is in recognition of this fact that the NPC resolved that recruitment for the 2023 census will be done electronically. This trial census will provide opportunity to test the feasibility of the e-recruitment".

Further reiterating the  importance of  census to nation building,he mentioned that the statistics that will be gotten from the exercise, will help the government plan for the youths, students and health needs of Nigerians. 

He also assured the public that the exercise will be difficult to manipulate,as NPC has gone a step higher, by having an updated technological innovation that can prevent multiple registrations, stressing that this time, no person who is not seen will register as a Nigerian,as the exercise will neither be hijacked nor politicised.