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NPC Set For Credible, Reliable and Acceptable Census In Nigeria

NPC Set For Credible, Reliable and Acceptable Census In Nigeria

By Saviour Ekpe

There are many indicators that the National Population Commission (NPC) will conduct an acceptable, credible and reliable population and Housing Census in the 2023 National Census in Nigeria.

One of the major indicators is the strict, intensive and rigorous training given to all staffers of the Commission, ad-hoc staff and all proposed functionaries as well as training the trainers for the exercise that went on simultaneously in all the 36 states of the federation and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

Another indicator is the quality of trainers/facilitators drawn from Nigerian Universities and other Institutions of Higher learning as well as top professionals in different fields of the endeavours that trained the trainers for the conduct of the exercise. Apart from this, the quality of training materials including the software developed for the project is second to none as long as the 2023 census is concerned.

The acquisition and provision of the Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) that Contain in it i Questionnaire (NPC 01) ii Building Numbering and Household Listing Form (NPC 07) iii Digital Maps iv List of historical events etc; Charger, solar power Bank and other valuables items for the conduct of the exercise.

In Akwa Ibom State, the National Population Commission led by the ebullient Federal Commissioner, Chief (Engr.) Benedict Ukpong, FNSE (Okete Okete Oro); State Director, National Population Commission (NPC), Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Emmanuel Edem, a technocrat of repute and the star-studded staffers of the commission has successfully concluded the State Level Training of one thousand four hundred (1400) SWF/Facilitators yesterday Sunday with an oath of secrecy administered by Magistrate Raymond Umoiyak.

The ten days of training in the state had the historical, theoretical and practical aspects of the exercise was another clear pointer to the expected success of the 2023 Population and Housing Census (PHC) in Nigeria. Others include legal Provisions, duties of Census Functionaries, code of conduct and responsibilities, general interviewing techniques, introduction to Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) Operations, general listing and enumeration procedures, enumerating special populations, data quality assurance framework, monitoring and evaluation among many others.

The intensive training took place simultaneously at three centres viz: West Itam Secondary School; Community Secondary School, Aka Offot and Community Secondary School Four Towns all in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. For each of the classes, Century Newsfront reports that was a minimum of 45 trainees with two facilitators and a Data Quality Manager (DQM) per class.

At West Itam Secondary School centre, there were eight classes in all while in class one led by Prof. Friday Okon, Dr. Sunny Offong both of the University of Uyo and the DQM, Yemi Oluwaseun David with Idongesit Ufford, the Class one Rep.

Speaking to Century Newsfront, one of the trainees, Mr. Ukeme Etuk said that the training, though rigorous and tasking worth the trouble as NPC has structured it in a way that suits the 2023 Population and Housing Census in Nigeria. He appreciated the Federal Commissioner and the State Director for painstakingly ensuring that the exercise was successful. He promised to use the lessons learned to impact others at the local government level.

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