Enumerators, facilitators, and National Population Commission (NPC) officials in Kogi have taken an oath to be devoted and responsible during the procedure as the 2023 Census approaches.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Magistrate Abubakar Saiki led the attendees into the swearing-in event at the Federal University Lokoja's auditorium (FUL).
The Kogi NPC Federal Commissioner, Prof. Habibat Isa-Jimoh, reminded the attendees of the significance of signing an oath in order to uphold the census's goals.
They were admonished by Isa-Jimoh to make sure that "every Kogi resident was counted, irrespective of age and location, within the state.
“This is a digital and technology-driven census that is so unique and different from what it was in the past. So, you must ensure everyone is counted and captured.
“The aged great grandfathers and mothers, no matter their frailty, and even a day-old child must be counted and captured.
“As enumerators and officials, you must be sure of the figure you have in a particular location before entering it into the digital machine.
“This is because whatever information entered in the machine can’t be altered anymore,” he warned.
The federal commissioner forbade them from engaging in aggressive behaviour throughout the exercise, particularly because they would be seen by groups of supervisors, who in turn would be observed by the directors and quality assurance officials of the commission.
Any errors you make will be fixed, he said, and keep in mind that neither you nor anybody else can be deceived. As a result, be true and truthful in all of your work.
Residents of Kogi were warned by the commissioner to make sure they were counted because "if one person was not counted, it means the census is not complete or accurate."
“It’s our mandate to ensure that everybody is counted in Kogi to qualify the people of the state for any resource/benefit that will come from the centre – Federal Government, ” Isa-Jimoh said.
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