The National Population Commission (NPC) has disclosed that issues related to religion will not be allowed during the 2023 Population and Housing census (PHC).
The commission’s spokesperson, Isiaka Yahaya, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday to debunk a viral WhatsApp audio claiming that the religious affiliation of a citizen would be used to influence head count.
“The audio tape calls on Muslims in Nigeria to see the purported canvassing of information on their religious affiliations as a tool to suppress their population figures,” Yahaya said.
Yahaya, thereafter, instructed adherents of the Islamic faith to resist any attempt to divide the religion of Islam by refusing to answer any question on their religious affiliations.
