The National Population Commission (NPC), has disclosed that the Federal government will hire a total amount of one million Nigerians for the conduct of the 2023 National Census.
The body also assured that a dependable technological innovation had been progressed by the NPC for the conduct of the workout to avoid political leaders as well as interested elites from hijacking or controling the process.
The Commissioner representing Ekiti at the NPC, Mr. Deji Ajayi, claimed this in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, at an interview proclaiming the trial demographics to be carried out in Ekiti preparatory to next year’s main demographics exercise.
The former Ekiti State Head of Service added that nine communities across 9 city governments chosen out of the 16 councils in the state had been marked right into Enumerated Areas( EAs) to reduce the test demographics.
The retired Permanent Secretary claimed locations to be enumerated in the trial census in Ekiti include: Trouble, Emure, Iro, Ijero, Ikole, Iworoko, Ise, Ikun, and Omuo Ekiti.
Ajayi stated: “This is the very first time we will be doing a paperless demographics, everything will be digital to inspect corruption and also bring about accurate data that can assist national development.
” Demographics is a substantial procedure that will certainly involve one million personnel and taking care of such a big workforce manually will elevate significant logistical and also documents difficulties.
” It is in recognition of this fact that the NPC dealt with that recruitment for the 2023 census will be done online. This test demographics will supply possibility to examine the feasibility of e-recruitment.”
Reeling out the significance of demographics to nation-building, Ajayi stated population data would be used by personal organisations to prepare for the recruitment of young Nigerians by understanding the number of the energetic populace.
” The federal government will certainly also use such statistics to prepare for our young people, students as well as the health and wellness requirements of Nigerians. They will also understand the number of gerontocrats, that ought to be provided for,” he said.
Guaranteeing that the workout will certainly be tough to manipulate, the NPC boss claimed: “Modern technology is open to adjustment, but NPC has actually gone an action greater by having an updated technology development that can prevent multiple enrollments.
” The biometric modern technology will certainly record your face and also fingerprints as well as goes to the server as well as any type of similar details supplied will certainly be noticed and also expunged from the information right away.
” This time, no individual, who is not seen will certainly register as a Nigerian. We have actually put whatever in position to make sure that this exercise will certainly neither be pirated nor politicised.
” The commission has actually intensified primary activities deploying technological innovation on a massive scale to perform a truly clinical demographics that will not only be accurate and also reputable but also transparent to all Nigerians.”
“We have actually likewise generated some eggheads from our universities and also retired professionals from the civil service to educate our workers for far better effectiveness”, he mentioned.
