Defence
THE Nigerian Army has pledged continuous support to the National Population Commission, NPC, to enable it conduct the forthcoming 2023 census successfully.
Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff, COAS, made the pledge today Thursday, August 10, when Nadir Isa Kwarra, chairman, National Population Commission, led the board of commissioners and directors on a courtesy visit to the Army Headquarters, Abuja.
Expressing the readiness of the Nigerian Army to support the commission in its effort to conduct the 2023 census, the COAS gave assurance that the Nigerian Army will provide requisite support to the commission through deployment of troops and adequate security to ensure successful conduct of the exercise.
“The Nigerian Army will provide adequate security and support to the staff of the commission and free access to Nigerian Army Barracks across formations and units”, he stated.
Earlier, Kwarra, who felicitated with the army chief on his appointment, lauded the effort of the Nigerian Army in tackling security challenges in the country.
He added that the Nigerian Army is a major stakeholder in the conduct of the forthcoming 2023 census, hence the need to acquaint the COAS with the progress in preparation for the forthcoming census. He solicited the collaboration of the military in security related areas during the exercise.
Kwarra described the NPC as a constitutional body saddled with statutory powers to collect, analyse and disseminate population and demographic data in the country.
The chairman stated that the commission has laid the basic foundation by doing the enumeration and demarcation of the entire country into smaller units.
He noted that the essence of the demarcation is to help in planning the human and material resources, which are to be deployed to particular areas for the purpose of the census.
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– Aug. 11, 2023 @ 05:49 GMT |
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