- as Tinubu swears in 17 NPC Commissioners
Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, has disclosed that they are yet to be given a new date for the conduct of the national population and housing census.
Speaking to State House Correspondents at the end of the swearing in of 17 commissioners in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Kwarra disclosed that the Commission had made recommendations to President Bola Tinubu and it was awaiting his approval.
On the importance of the swearing in of the commissioners, Kwarra said, the oath taking marked a critical step in assisting the commission to carry on the preparation for the conduct of the census.
He said: “Today, we witnessed the swearing in of 17 commissioners. Last two weeks, we had one from Lagos State. We still have three more outstanding to make the full commission. So we like to seize the opportunity to thank Mr. President for this appointment and for making sure that there’s no vacuum created in the commission.
“This marks a critical step in assisting the commission to carry on the preparation for the conduct of the census”, he said.
Asked when the census is likely to hold, the NPC boss said: “No date has been approved for us yet but we have made recommendations to Mr President and we are awaiting his approval.”
On how the new appointment will impact on the task head, Kwarra said: “It actually positions us very well in the preparation for the census. You know it’s a national thing, so we have to be in every state of the federation, preparing for the census. If we don’t have a commissioner from that state, the pace for the preparation for the census will slow down because the director in the state alone cannot handle it.”
Nine of the Commissioners sworn into office by the President were re-appointed and sworn-in for the second term while eight others freshly appointed were also sworn-in.
Those sworn are Emmanuel Eke (Abia), Chidi Ezeoke (Anambra), Alex Ukam (Cross River), Blessyn Brume-Maguha (Delta) and Jeremiah Nwankwegu (Ebonyi).
Others include, Sa’adatu Garba (Kaduna), Aminu Tsanyawa (Kano), Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Mary Afan(Plateau), and Ogiri Henry (Rivers)
Those returned are Isa Buratai (Borno), Tony Alyejina (Edo), Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), Ejike Ezeh (Enugu), Abubakar Damburam (Gombe), Uba Nnabue (Imo), Sani Sale (Taraba).
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