By Ikenna Osuoha
Mr Osaretin Adonri, Assistant Representative, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says population clock is not a reliable indicator to guarantee accurate population figure of any nation.
He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that “population clock is only an electronic projection that is functional based on programming.”
He said that population clock all over the world was not used to ascertain accurate number of population but based on speculation.
“Population clock cannot give you accurate population of any country because it is based on projections.
“Nigeria does not have it because I have not seen it in the population commission.”
The UNPFA official restated the call for census in the country, which he said was paramount for population accuracy and for effective planning.
He explained that the country was long overdue for a census, adding that it would put to rest the catalogue of speculative population figures…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
