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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged Ghanaians to fully take part in the ongoing 2021 national population and housing census.
The exercise which started eleven days ago is scheduled to end on July 12, 2021.[ads2]
And the NDC believe the exercise has been slow in reach and awareness which “has received very minimum attention and publicity in the media. Many areas have reported ‘no show’, raising serious concerns about the integrity of the census process.”
In a statement signed by the General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia stipulated that the “importance of the census exercise to the infrastructural, political and socio-economic development of the country cannot be over emphasized, as it determines how the scarce national resources of this country are efficiently allocated to equitably address, the various developmental needs of the country.”[ads3]
Read the full statement below
The National Democratic Congress by this press release wishes to urge the public to show keen interest in the ongoing 2021 National Population and Housing Census and make sure they are counted.
The census exercise which was started 11days ago and is scheduled to end on Monday, 12th July has been very slow in reach, low on awareness and has received very minimum attention and publicity in the media. Many areas have reported ‘no show’, raising serious concerns about the integrity of the census process.
The importance of the census exercise to the infrastructural, political and socio-economic development of our country cannot be over emphasized, as it determines how the scarce national resources of this country are efficiently allocated to equitably address, the various developmental needs of the country. Thus, failure to be counted has major implications for the efficient planning and deployment of developmental resources to our respective communities.
It for this reason, that the National Democratic Congress is calling on the general public to show interest and ensure that they fully participate in the process and be counted.
We want use this opportunity to announce to the general public, particularly our members that, if for any reason, enumerators have not labeled your house or come to your home for the exercise, kindly call the Ghana Statistical Service toll free number on 0800-900-900 or 0800- 800-800 or 0800-426-426 and get counted.
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