The National Population Commission is to undertake update exercise of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in some previously demarcated Local Government Areas in all the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Acting Director, Public Affairs, Isiaka Yahaya in a press statement said the objective of the exercise is to bring the EA maps up to date with the current realities on ground using the latest EADPad application and updated methodology to recapture and analyze the rate of change in the EA, building density and uses, household numbers and sizes and other visible physical changes on ground.
He said the exercise will cover LGAs previously demarcated under phases 3 to 9A between February 2017 and January, 2020 covering 170 LGAs across all the States of Nigeria and the FCT.
The field work for the (EAD) updating exercise will commence from 5th March, 2022 to 1st April, 2022 after which a 2-day refresher training will be organized for Demarcators and Supervisors on EAD updating techniques, methodology and workflow, Yahaya added.
The program will also involve completion of mop-up exercise for some areas which could not be demarcated in previous phases of the EAD due to communal dispute and security threat. The completion of roads and buildings vectorization exercise will also be carried out simultaneously with the EAD updating exercise.
While assuring the nation of its commitment and readiness towards a successful census, the Commission is soliciting the cooperation of State Governments, Local Government Councils and stakeholders in the sensitization and mobilization of the populace in the selected LGAs for the smooth implementation of the EAD updating exercise.
