The National Population Commission, NPC, has debunked insinuations that the 2023 Population and Housing Census would canvass questions on the religious affiliations of respondents.
The clarification was made following a viral audio message circulating on WhatsApp, alleging that the religious affiliations of respondents will be discussed in the 2023 Population and Housing Census to suppress the numbers of a set of believers in the process.
In a statement by the Director of Public Affairs, Isiaka Yahaya, he emphasized that the Commission had excluded such items on its questionnaire to save the census data from needless controversies and attention.
The NPC had fixed May 3 for the commencement of the 2023 census.