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Last Updated: Monday, December 13th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page 2005 census: Ondo votes N100m for mapping     By Folusho Olanrewaju, Special Correspondent, Akure   As part of preparations for the 2005 national headcount, the Ondo State government is to spend N100 million for the topographical mapping of the state. The mapping, which will involve the six geographic zones of the state, according to Commissioner for Information, Sports, Culture and Tourism, Mrs. Tola Aworh, was being done to enable the state government know the exact location of all the towns and villages in the state to ensure a hitch free census. At a press briefing in Akure over the weekend, Aworh said the mapping would involve air and ground survey, stressing that the mapping would be on a scale of one to two hundred and fifty thousand, while the six geographical zones would be on the scale of One to five thousand. The commissioner stated that already, a company, Regional Centre for Training and Aerospace Agency (RECTAS), has been contracted to do the mapping. The aim of the exercise, she added, was to ensure that everyone in the state was counted since the figures would determine the state's allocation from the federation account and distribution of resources. To facilitate the mapping, the commissioner said the state had put in place a committee headed by the state deputy governor, Otunba Omolade Oluwateru, to inform the people about the objectives of the exercise.     Members of the committee, the commisioner added, include all local government chairmen, commissioners for Information and women affairs, as well as representative of the National Population Commission. At the local government level, Aworh further disclosed, the committees would be chaired by the local government chairmen, with representatives of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), National Orientation Agency (NOA), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), market women and other associations as members. Meanwhile, at the wards level, each of the census committees would be headed by the councillor representing the ward, representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Moslem community, among others, would serve as members. Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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