The National Population Commission 2023 Census which was billed to take place across the country between May 3 and 5 has been postponed indefinitely.
According Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, in a statement issued on Saturday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the forthcoming census.
He said the new date for the census will be determined by the incoming administration.
It was learnt by SentryTimes that On Friday, a federal high court in Abuja rejected an application seeking to halt the census, explaining that Omotuyi Ademola had approached the court with an ex-parte application seeking a postponement for six months.
He prayed the court to declare that the National Population Commission (NPC) is currently underfunded and therefore unprepared to conduct a credible, effective and constitutional census.
However, Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, refused to grant the motion ex parte and asked the applicant to put the defendant, the NPC, on notice.
Ekwo said the NPC should appear in court to show cause why the applicant’s motion should not be granted.
The matter was adjourned until May 5.
