Nigeria Not In Good Shape To Hold Census Next Year, Dangiwa Umar Cautions

Former military administrator of Kaduna State, retired Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar has cautioned the government of President Muhammadu Buhari against holding a national census in 2023.

In a statement today, April 14, Dangiwa said: “a country that is facing existential challenges, such as unprecedented level of insecurity, collapsing economy cannot have as one of its priorities, the conduct of a National census.”

The former Administrator, who is now the

Chairman of the Movement for Unity and Progress, said that the announcement that  National Council of State had approved the conduct of National census in April 2023, came as a great shock to most well meaning Nigerians.

Dangiwa called on the Buhari administration to suspend what will amount to misadventure and waste of scarce national resources.

He asked the Administration to rather focus all its attention on securing the nation and conducting the 2023elections.

“A National census at this point is certainly not a priority, assuming that its conduct is possible.