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2023 Census Certain Despite Election Postponement ― NPC
•receives 16 high capacity laptops from UNFPA
The Chairman of NPC, Nasir Isa Kwarra, disclosed this while interacting with journalists on Friday while receiving donated census equipment from the United Nations Population Fund Agency(UNFPA) in Abuja
Kwarra said although no specific date is fixed for the commencement of the exercise, but the census commencement date will be announced when he consult President Muhammadu Buhari
The state elections which were earlier scheduled to hold on March 11, have now been scheduled for March 18 by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).
In her remarks, the Resident Representative of the United Nations Population Fund, Ms Ulla Mueller, pledged the support of UNFPA in ensuring the success of the exercise.
She emphasized the significance of the exercise to the attainment of the sustainable development goal, adding that the conduct of a post-enumeration survey will also give credibility to the census.
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