The National Population Commission (NPC) has stated that it has implemented various measures to prevent all forms of malpractices ahead of the forthcoming population and housing census.
In an interview with a correspondent on Monday, NPC spokesperson Isiaka Yahaya stressed that citizens living away from their states of origin do not need to travel home for the purpose of the exercise.
Rather, people will be enumerated at their places of residence.
Yahaya stated, “People should stay where they are, to be counted. They are not to move to their states of origin. It is totally against the essence of the census. You have to be counted where you reside because that’s where you enjoy the social facilities like education and health, among others.”
Yahaya also mentioned that the NPC has measures in place to prevent malpractices. “We have a system in place to guard against all the malpractices that we have envisaged,” he said. “Also, people can only be counted in their houses. This is to discourage people from moving from one place to another after being counted.”
The recruitment process for enumerators is not yet complete, according to Yahaya.
