Critics of the practice said it is embedded in ignorance and misrepresentation of culture.
Buhari knows that Tinubu’s government will not accept any census result under the current circumstances. That is why the census was postponed.
The minister did not disclose the donor partners that would bail out the country from this debt. He blamed the $4 million debts on COVID -19 pandemic.
In Nigeria, under-five mortalities declined by 20 per cent since 2013, yet one in 10 children do not reach their fifth birthday.
Mr Osinbajo also said the federal government has spent the sum of N21 billion in the mapping of the country into enumeration areas for the 2023 census.
Mr Ojukwu also said that a designated tool free lines and digital platform was launched to direct a victim to a responder.
The minister called for an end to male preference in families.
The state government said the initiative was “to commiserate with the IDPs and enlighten them on how to endure the situation.”
Two hundred and fifty-seven million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using safe, modern methods of contraception.
“An unintended pregnancy is not necessarily a personal failure and may be due to the lack of autonomy society allows or the value placed on women’s lives.”
