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LequteMan
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The State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeola Ipaye disclosed at a news conference yesterday at Alausa that The National Census Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has nullified the results of the 2006 National Census in 14 local governments in Lagos State, citing illegal and inaccurate counting as reason.
“This vindicates the resolve of the state government to base its physical and economic plans on a projected population of 17,553,924 in 2006 and over 21,000,000 currently. We now expect that the population commission will urgently announce plans for a recount as ordered by the tribunal.”
The 2006 Census was conducted on the basis of 20 Local Government Areas as listed in the 1999 Constitution, saying that out of these, massive complaints came out of 19 Local Government Areas.
“19 separate petitions were therefore filed on behalf of aggrieved residents of these Councils at the Census Tribunal. The Tribunal sat for about 18 months and has finally passed judgments in all 19 cases between 19 and 20 June, 2013.
“In 14 of these cases, which cover at least 40 of the new Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas, the Census results were closely considered and declared null and void,” Ipaye explained
“As indicated in the decision of the tribunal, the recount was reordered in Amuwo-Odofin, Agege, Ojo, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ikeja, Ifako-Ijaiye, Eti-Osa, Alimosho, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere, Epe, Badagry and Epe local government areas”
Petitions filed on behalf of residents in Shomolu, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Mushin and Oshodi-Isolo were dismissed on the absence of sufficient proof to establish the requests.
Mr. Ipaye urged National Population Commission to immediately put machinery in motion to do the recount.
He concluded that government might decide to appeal the upholding of the census figures in the five Local governments after thoroughly studying the judgment of the Tribunal.
“This vindicates the resolve of the state government to base its physical and economic plans on a projected population of 17,553,924 in 2006 and over 21,000,000 currently. We now expect that the population commission will urgently announce plans for a recount as ordered by the tribunal.”
The 2006 Census was conducted on the basis of 20 Local Government Areas as listed in the 1999 Constitution, saying that out of these, massive complaints came out of 19 Local Government Areas.
“19 separate petitions were therefore filed on behalf of aggrieved residents of these Councils at the Census Tribunal. The Tribunal sat for about 18 months and has finally passed judgments in all 19 cases between 19 and 20 June, 2013.
“In 14 of these cases, which cover at least 40 of the new Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas, the Census results were closely considered and declared null and void,” Ipaye explained
“As indicated in the decision of the tribunal, the recount was reordered in Amuwo-Odofin, Agege, Ojo, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ikeja, Ifako-Ijaiye, Eti-Osa, Alimosho, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere, Epe, Badagry and Epe local government areas”
Petitions filed on behalf of residents in Shomolu, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Mushin and Oshodi-Isolo were dismissed on the absence of sufficient proof to establish the requests.
Mr. Ipaye urged National Population Commission to immediately put machinery in motion to do the recount.
He concluded that government might decide to appeal the upholding of the census figures in the five Local governments after thoroughly studying the judgment of the Tribunal.
