Census will be digitised process — NPC

The Commissioner, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Joseph Shazin has assured Nigerians that the census will be a completely digitised process with all data stored in computer devices and as such will not be conducted manually like previous censuses.

Shazin stated this when he and officials of the Commission on Tuesday paid an advocacy and sensitisation visit to the Abuja chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).

Shazin during the visit which was held at the LEA Nomadic Primary School Dutse Alhaji, said the visit was part of the preparation for the 2023 Census and also to sensitive the Fulani community leaders, chiefs and village heads about the headcount.

He said the Commission is going on with the sensitisation exercise as a result of experiences encountered during the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) exercise where some Fulani communities were not easily assessed.

He stated that the decision was reached to involve Fulani youths in the exercise to get the needed cooperation from the Fulani communities. He said some Fulani youths who are computer literate have been recruited to be part of the exercise.

The NPC Commissioner said the meeting was to also appeal to the Fulani leaders allow people from the wards to be part of the Census when the time comes.

Chairman, MACBAN FCT chapter, Yahayah Isah, assured the Commissioner that his message would be duly communicated to the Fulani communities.

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