‘2023 census exercise suspended, not cancelled’

The Kogi State Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), Professor Jimoh Habibat Isah, has said the 2023 census exercise was not cancelled but postponed for logistics challenges.

Isah, who spoke Friday at a luncheon meeting with media executives, expressed the commission’s appreciation to the media in the state for sustained partnership and collaboration with the agency to achieve its desired results.

He said the federal government cannot afford to waste N200 billion without completing the population census exercise as planned.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a well-informed leader; he will not allow such a whopping amount of money to be swept under the carpet,” he said.

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While Professor Isah said the suspension of the exercise was timely and in order, he stressed that it will afford the commission the opportunity to put things in the right perspective.

State chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Alhaji Adeiza Momoh, assured the commission of the full support of journalists in the state.