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...For a better society... Monday, August 30 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Opinion Labour Politics Sports Features Columnists Business Money/Market Energy Alaba Market Foreign News 2005 census to cost N34.5bn -Makama THE 2005 population and housing census will cost N34.5 billion, the chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Chief Samu’ila Makama, has said. Makama stated this in a paper he presented at a conference on population and development in Kuru near Jos at the weekend. The conference was organised by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPS). In the paper entitled: "Challenges and Imperatives of an accurate census in Nigeria: Issues in Nigeria’s 2005 Population and Housing Census." Makama said that N115 million had been spent to conduct four censuses in the country since 1952. A breakdown of the figures showed that N3 million was spent in 1952; N5 million in 1963; N37 million in 1973 and N60 million in 1991. In order to make next year’s census cost effective, Makama said that existing resources and the infrastructure of other government agencies such as scanners from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and vehicles from other ministries could be used on loan. "Also, under consideration is the lease, instead of outright purchase of vehicles, computers, copiers," he said. The NPC chairman said the commission could also recruit and train volunteers from schools, religious outfits and professional organisations as field enumerators as a cost saving measures. According to him, the commission is exploring the possibility of greater involvement of the private sector in funding data generation. "Partnership for data generation between government, donor community and the organised private sector is an initiative in this direction," he added. Makama said that the constitution of avenues to seek redress and explanation in a census tribunal would be continued in 2005. He said that never again would Nigeria spend a colossal sum of money on a census project and to discard the result just by mere objection of one interest group or the other. The chairman called for amendment of the relevant sections of the constitution. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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