Reps To Probe N200 Billion Spent On Postponed 2023 Census

The National Population Commission (NPC) is about to be probed over the money expended on the postponed 2023 population and housing census.

On Wednesday, the lower chamber of the National Assembly, known as the House of Representatives, resolved that over two hundred billion Naira spent on the ‘failed’ Census would be investigated.

This follows a motion from Honourable Dominic Okafor, who drew the attention of the lawmakers to the expended amounts.

Naija News recalls that former President, Muhammadu Buhari, had approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for May 3 to 7, to a date to be determined by the incoming administration.

Buhari had approved the postponement after a meeting with some members of the then Federal Executive Council; the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa-Kwarra; and his team.

The lawmakers, however, disagreed on conducting the census this year due to insecurity.

However, NPC, a principal data mining commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which is responsible for collecting, collating, analysing and publishing data about the Nigerian people and economy, would now have questions to answer as regards money spent so far on the proposed Census.