The Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, has reiterated the importance of a valid population census to the development of the country, saying it would afford the government accurate data for proper planning.
Oba Adejugbe who spoke in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Monday, ahead of this month’s Enumeration Area exercise by officials of the National Population Commission (NPC) in the town, urged residents to support the commission towards the successful conduct of the exercise.
The monarch explained that the exercise would be for all residents in Ado-Ekiti, regardless of their ethnicity adding that the exercise is for the identification of areas, families, houses, streets and other demographic considerations.
Oba Adejugbe said, ” We are expecting the officials of the NPC in Ado-Ekiti later this month for the Enumeration Area Exercise preparatory for the national population census and we want our people to support them for the period they will be around us.
“It is not an exercise for Ado indigenes but every inhabitant of this town because it is important for the government to plan for us in the area of roads, hospitals, and other development for the people. Valid census is important for the development of our country because data is critical for planning.”
He advised officials of the NPC to be diligent and objective in their assignment in the community for the exercise to be successful and achieve the desired results which will help the government to plan for the people.
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