..As Population Commmissioner Visits Ilawe
By Gbenga Sodeinde
The Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, His Royal Majesty,Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, AFUNTADE 1,has urged the people of Ilawe Ekiti to make themselves available for the coming Census organised by the National Population Commission NPC .He also told the people of Igbaraodo and Ogotun to heed the call to participate in the head count.
Oba Alabi was speaking in his palace in Ilawe Ekiti where the National Population Commissioner in Ekiti state Mr. Deji Ajayi had come on an advocacy parley with the representatives of the people of Ekiti South West area.
The Alawe called on the people to take the census seriously stressing that adequate socio economic planning of a country or any community depends on correct head count.
The Monarch informed the visiting National Population that emissaries had been sent to all places of worship and markets to spread the message adding that the various communities in the area have local Census Committees to make the head count a success.
The Alawe expressed confidence in the leadership of Mr Deji Ajayi that he and his team would conduct a successful head count in Ekiti State.
Earlier Mr Deji Ajayi had explained that there would be no unwarranted movement of the people during the head count exercise schedule for early May 2023.
He assured the people that all the staff who would carry out the head count would carry out the job efficiently adding that technology would be deployed to aid accurate head count.