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May 24, 2022
Executive Chairman of the commission Nasir Isa-Kwarra made the call at the opening ceremony of the North-Central Second-Level Management Training Workshop on Monday in Lafia, Nasarawa state.
He also advised that Nigerians would not need to travel to their villages and states of origin to be counted as the questionnaire would capture their areas of origin.
Isa-Kwarra explained that the training was meant at equipping state directors, local government area management staff and other senior management staff with requisite skills required for successfully digital census.
The Executive Chairman however vowed to deliver a credible and reliable census that would be acceptable to Nigerians and thereby assist in proper planning.
On his part, the Federal Commissioner representing Nasarawa State at the commission, Silas Agara applauded federal and state governments for approval and support for the commission to conduct census in 2023. Also, the Census Committee Chairman Ipalibo MacDonald-Harry said every stage of the process from mapping, e-recruitment, virtual training and enumeration, among others, were designed and built on a digital platform