The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to suspend the proposed 2021 population and housing census due to insecurity in the country.
Moving the motion, Beji said that the federal government through the National Population Commission has commenced preparations for the 2021 population and housing census across the country. Beji noted that with the overwhelming security challenges at hand, expecting accuracy in any census conducted now would be like passing an elephant through the eyes of a needle.
He was of the view that conducting population and housing census in the current economic recession would only waste the hard earned resources of the country as the outcome would be inconsequential. He added that the Green Chamber had in the same vein called on the president to declare a state of emergency on security to avert a possible impending calamity.
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