Maduako Igbokwe l Sunday, April 23, 2023
ANAMBRA – Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra state has assured enumerators and staff of the National Population Commission that will be deployed their community of their safety during the head count. The community also stated that it is making arrangements to host a total of 1,501 census workers next month .
A breakdown of the number census staff shows that 1,082 are enumerators, 232 are supervisors,78 are field coordinators while 109 are facilitators and technical team.
This was contained in a Communique issued at the end of the strategic meeting with officials of National Population Commission, NPC , President Generals and Traditional Rulers in the council area at the instance of the Ihiala local government area Training and Field Coordinator Mr Chibuzor Igboanusi.
In the communique, Ihiala community accepted that it is their responsibility to provide a place for NPC staff to stay within the locality, keep them secured, provide enough logistics to be in good stead to carry out a thorough and complete counting in the communities.
“Each locality must appoint persons who will take the enumeration officers around. Such guides must know the area, the houses, the families and the occupants well.”
” Fundraising shall be done at LG, Ward, Town and Village levels to ensure a hitch free exercise. Calls shall also be made for people to volunteer their accommodation , transportation, feeding and other logistics support for the officials. Others can also volunteer their time and services in support”
” Localities with security challenges must find a way to arrange a truce, ceasefire or at least broker a security passage window within the census period to ensure a peaceful and calm atmosphere for both the locals and the officials to deliver a successful campaign”
“Adhoc Staff Training is coming up in 7 centres in 5 localities of the LGA and each locality is to ensure that they adequately provide for trainers in their areas in terms of accommodation and other logistics” the meeting resolved” it stated.
