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NPC Begins Pre-census test, cautions Nigerians against undue interference in its exercise

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The National Population Commission (NPC) of Thursday flagged off training of supervisors and enumerators in preparation for the second phase of pre-census test.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the training of the held at NUJ press centre, Ilorin, the NPC Federal Commissioner for Kwara state, Abdulrazaq Gidado, charged stakeholders to allow field functionaries to carry out their duties professionally for a better outcome.

The second pre-test census exercise is part of the preparations for the main census exercise scheduled to take place in May 2022.

The Federal Commissioner appealed to state and local governments concerned, traditional institutions, and communities to support the commission in carrying out the second pre-test census exercise by allowing unfettered access to facilities and places to be enumerated.

He said the pre-test exercise will be carried out in four local government areas of the state, namely, Kaiama, Ilorin South, Offa and Oke-Ero.

The Federal Commissioner further explained that pre-test census exercise is usually conducted before the actual census and primarily aimed at testing the census methodology, questionnaires, data collection methods, and manual for fieldwork among others.

He assured Nigerians that all necessary steps have been taken to ensure that the commission’s field functionaries are properly kitted and trained to observe all COVID-19 protocols throughout the period of the exercise as prescribed by the Presidential Steering Committee, PSC, on COVID-19.

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