The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr Manassah Jatau, has been nominated as the chairman of a 16-member state National Population and Housing Census advocacy and logistics committee.

According to the terms of reference, which was read by the Secretary of State Government, Professor Ibrahim Njodi, at the deputy governor’s banquet hall, the committee would carry out a wide public enlightenment and sensitisation campaign on the 2023 National Population and Housing Census.

Njodi disclosed that the committee was expected to devise and implement effective strategies to assist the NPC produce accurate and reliable census data.

“Recommend reasonable and affordable logistics and security assistance to be extended to the NPC.