Population census critical to national development ― Ewi of Ado-Ekiti Population census critical to national development ― Ewi of Ado-Ekiti
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The Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, has reiterated the importance of a valid population census to the development of the country, saying it would afford the government accurate data for proper planning.
Oba Adejugbe who spoke in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Monday, ahead of this month’s Enumeration Area exercise by officials of the National Population Commission (NPC) in the town, urged residents to support the commission towards the successful conduct of the exercise.
The monarch explained that the exercise would be for all residents in Ado-Ekiti, regardless of their ethnicity adding that the exercise is for the identification of areas, families, houses, streets and other demographic considerations.