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Monday, October 18th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Census holds in Nov 2005 By Gbenga Faturoti Special Correspondent, Osogbo   The forthcoming national headcount will hold in November 2005, says the National Population Commission (NPC). The chairman of the commission�s Publicity and Enlightenment Committee, Dr. Duro Famojuro, who made this known at the weekend in Ilesha also told reporters that the exercise would gulp N30 billion. He explained further that international donor agencies have assisted the commission in kind to the tune of N10 billion. Famojuro who is also the chairman of the Osun State Commission, disclosed that for the 2005 census, the commission has resolved to adopt defacto method in counting the people. �In other words, if we don�t see you we don�t count you. If you�re available, you�ll be counted. We want to disabuse the mind of Nigerians from what I would call stereotype figure�. He noted that the past census have been so controversial because people believes that we cannot do it correctly but this time around, we want to disabuse the minds of Nigerians that we will do it right. The NPC publicity chairman stated further that Nigeria SAT I, has been test-run for the purpose of the census in three locations in Lagos state adding �We intend, to extend it to the entire country�. Another advantage of the 2005 census, Famojuro noted, is that the present democratic dispensation has helped the NPC in its mobilisation process at all levels of government in ensuring its success. He hinted further that by January next year, more permanent and adhoc staff would be recruited to compliment the personnel available for the commission. �The 2005 population figure would be a serious shoot-up compared to that of 1991,� he noted, adding that the possibility of the nation�s population figure hitting 200 million is very high judging from the country�s growth rate. On the preparation of the commission, Famojuro stated that about 30 to 40 percent of the job has been done. �This involved demarcation process, and recently we completed our data users workshop in Kaduna,� he added.     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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