2023 CENSUS: ARTICULATE WORKABLE STRATEGIES BANIGO URGES NPC

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  Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo has urged the National Population Commission to articulate workable strategies for the conduct of the 2023 Census.


Dr. Banigo stated this during the Rivers State    Stakeholders Summit on the 2023 Population and Housing Census at the NBA House in Port Harcourt, on Monday, 17th October, 2022.


Director Admin. Office of the Deputy Governor, Rivers State, Mr. Ben Roberts (Left) making a speech on behalf of the Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Ipalibo Harry Banigo during the State Stakeholders Summit 2023 Census at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Secretariat, Port Harcourt on the 17th Oct. 2022.

Represented by her Director of Administration, Mr. Ben Roberts Dr. Banigo noted the importance of conducting accurate and credible Census which according to her would help to facilitate adequate planning for all round development, stressing that the 2023 Census must be gotten right.

The Deputy Governor said the Rivers State Government would provide all the enabling environment and the resources to aid the exercise and ensure it succeeds.

She thanked the organizers for inviting critical stakeholder to the summit and making them agents for the sensitization of the populace concerning the 2023 Census.

In his goodwill message the Chairman of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers, king Dandeson Douglas Jaja said the Nigerian Census figure had been a topic for debate for a long time, noting that some are of the opinion that we are not up to 200 million while some are saying we are over 400 million.

He said the 2023 exercise provides us the opportunity to find a panacea to getting it right once and for all because it is very important for our national planning.


Director Admin. Office of the Deputy Governor, Rivers State, Mr. Ben Roberts (Left) exchanging pleasantries with the Hon. Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, Dr. Ipalibo M. Harry during the State Stakeholders Summit 2023 Census at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Secretariat, Port Harcourt on the 17th Oct. 2022.

 In his address the Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, Dr. Ipalibo   Harry said the goal of Census taking was to ensure that the results are acceptable and credible which necessitates the need to engage with stakeholders to get feedback on the instruments and to enrich the process.


According to him the Commission remains committed to the conduct of a credible and acceptable Census that will be transformational and meet international standards, adding that in the 2023 Census everyone in Nigeria will be counted in the right way, at the right place and time, and for the benefit of all.

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