Census postponement: Gov. Ortom reacts to Buhari’s decision

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for directing that the 2023 National Population Census be postponed.

This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Terver Akase, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in Makurdi.

Ortom had, earlier this month, called on the Federal Government to postpone the planned census until sufficient security was guaranteed in Nigeria.

The statement noted that “with the postponement of the census now approved by President Buhari, Ortom urges the Federal Government to ensure that Nigerians whose communities have been taken over by bandits and armed herders regain their lands and return home.