 The president will announce new dates for the national population and housing census that was postponed in April. Chairman of the National Population Commission, MPC Nasir Akwara, disclosed this to State House correspondents after his delegation debriefed the president at the presidential villa, Abuja. President Inibul's meeting with Akwara comes weeks after the census, was postponed by the administration of former president Muhammad Abu-Hari. For my president, Muhammad Abu-Hari, GCFR, when a decision was taken to postpone the census to allow the new administration to not just partake in it but to own it and drive the process to its logical conclusion. Today, I had opportunity for briefing our new president who has so far taken right steps in the right direction and we consider this step as a right step. So we briefed him fully on the level of preparedness, the outcomes that we envisage and I'd like to say that Mr. President has graciously approved to support the commission in the conduct of the census and our preparatory activities were not stopped at all but he has given us the courage, the impetus to upscale our preparation. Notified about fresh news updates