PETER Obi has backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the postponement of the 2023.
The presidential candidate of the Labour party – LP, described the postponement as a welcome development.
President Buhari gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council; the Chairman of the National Population Commission – NPC, Nasir Isa-Kwarra; and his team in Abuja on Friday.
“FGN’s decision to postpone the 2023 Population and Housing Census, scheduled for 3-7 May 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming Administration is a propitious and welcome development,” he tweeted on Saturday.
Obi said a national census is a critical development and nation-building tool, arguing that, though the exercise is long overdue in the country, conducting one requires proper planning and diligence to ensure the sanctity of the results.
“It is hoped that when eventually the census is conducted, it will serve as confidence-building measures instead of being fraught with the usual controversy,” he added.
