National Population Commission (NPC) has taken delivery of assortments of data capturing equipment and accessories in Lagos ahead of the forthcoming census billed for November 2024.
They include personal digital assistants, power banks, SD cards and backpacks.
Speaking during a handover ceremony on Tuesday, the managing director of RLG Adulawo Limited, Mr. Tosin Ilesanmi, said the company was happy to fulfill the contract and justify local content inclusion in the process by delivering the required specifications and quality required by the commission.
He said, “Our pride is that the devices have been assembled by Nigerian youths, thereby creating jobs in the country. It is also important to mention that we ensured that we are delivering on time and according to specifications demanded by the National Population Commission.”
Ilesanmi noted that the equipment being delivered are reliable for rigorous exercises such as the census, even as he thanked the federal government, management of NITDA, NPC and CCMON for following through with Executive Order 003.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the company, Razaaque Animashaun, expressed optimism that the exceptional performance of the company will further encourage the government to continue to grow local capacity and reverse capital flight with such opportunities.
“Adulawo is one of the few local suppliers engaged by the commission to partner with it on provision of reliable data capturing equipment for use in the field. And today, we are honouring our commitment, securing that partnership with this delivery. We thank the commission for the faith in us and other local manufacturers,” Animashaun noted.
An official of the commission expressed satisfaction with the quality of equipment received from the company for the census.
The immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had slated the census for 2022 and shifted the timeline to 2023.
However, in a last-minute decision before exiting office, Buhari postponed the census indefinitely, leaving the task of announcing a new date to President Bola Tinubu.
