Wed Jun 30 2021
The House of Representatives has expressed concerns over non-conduct of population census in the country 15 years after the last exercise, urging the National Population Commission to put machinery in place for the exercise.
Chairman, House Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Rotimi Agunsoye, expressed the concern yesterday at a public hearing on a bill for the establishment of SDGs Fund to enhance the actualisation of the development goals in the country.
Agunsoye said the country was due for census since 2016, but the exercise was yet to be carried out to enable the country have the much needed up-to-date population statistics necessary for planning.
Participants were unanimous is saying that lack of political will and more talks rather than actions were responsible for the continuous fight Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the country.
The founder and executive director, Centre for health ethics, law and development (CHELD), Mrs. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, who facilitate the workshop, said that political will in form of an effort from the side of the government would help to end the menace of GBV in Nigeria.
According to her, there is also the need for more resources in form of financial support for state actors and other stakeholders who are willing to champion the war against GBV.