FG inaugurates National Council on Population Management
By
Jul 8, 2008, 15:31

FG inaugurates National Council on Population Management
Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan on July 7 in the State House Abuja inaugurated the National Council on Population Management that is to implement the National Policy on Population.

The Council’s membership include President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Vice-President Jonathan, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Population, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and the Head of Service.

Others are the ministers of Finance, Health, Labour and Productivity, Education, Environment, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture and Rural Development, Information, Women Affairs, Sports, Interior, Science and Technology and Youth Development, representatives of the Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police Force, the Chief Economic Adviser to the President, the Chairman of the National Population Commission, and the Surveyor-General of the Federation.

The Vice President noted that implementation of the policy is the major task of the Council as the population policy is expected to provide a solution to the problems facing the people such as HIV/AIDS and reproductive rights, and also set out the roles of stakeholders like the civil society, the media and the private sector.

According to him, the national policy on population and sustainable development is a pragmatic approach to the multiple challenges of unplanned population growth in Nigeria adding that the policy sets out clear goals, objectives and targets to be met and also spells out the implementation of strategies for the effective management of our population.

He stated that the policy is an invaluable blueprint for improving the living conditions of Nigerians and reiterated government’s commitment to implementing it in line with the administration’s seven point agenda. He disclosed the Federal Government would inaugurate the Population Advisory Group and the Population Technical Working Group at a later date.

Vice President Jonathan urged states and local governments to implement the policy. He also called on Nigeria ’s development partners and corporate bodies to assist the Federal Government.

Related Stories

President Yar’adua lends weight to efforts at effective national planning, commends 2006 Census
Committee on housing delivery set up

© Copyright 2006 nigeriafirst.org