{"id":6414,"date":"2013-07-13T04:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T04:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/census-tribunal-orders-recount-in-lagos-council-area\/"},"modified":"2013-07-13T04:25:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T04:25:00","slug":"census-tribunal-orders-recount-in-lagos-council-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/census-tribunal-orders-recount-in-lagos-council-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Census tribunal orders recount in Lagos council area"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Census Tribunal on Friday invalidated the 2006 enumeration figure for Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State as declared by the National Population Commission (NPC).<\/p>\n

The commission had declared the council`s population figure as 609,173 in the 2006 National Population and Household Census conducted between March 21 and March 27, 2006.<\/p>\n

The Chairman of the Census Tribunal `C\u2019, Mrs Mary Obegolu, said the tribunal invalidated the figure because the NPC failed to counter the claims of non-enumeration of some localities within the council.<\/p>\n

Obegolu held that the respondent also failed to give concrete evidence to back up its claims that enumeration took place in the contested areas.<\/p>\n

She said that the complainant convinced the tribunal by featuring some witnesses who testified that their households were not enumerated.<\/p>\n

According to her, the respondent has failed to discharge the burden of proof on a preponderance of evidence stressing that it failed to give account of the contested areas.<\/p>\n

The chairman further said that the tribunal being a fact finding one, does not rely on presumption in determining cases but on facts.<\/p>\n

“The tribunal is satisfied with the complainant’s witnesses evidence and declare the population figure of 609,173 declared by the respondent faulty, inaccurate and unsustainable.<\/p>\n

“The tribunal, therefore, holds that the complainant claims succeeds and further declare the population figure null and void,\u2019\u2019 Obegolu said.<\/p>\n

NAN recalls that the council challenged the enumeration figure, alleging that some of its localities were not counted by the official during the exercise.<\/p>\n

It also alleged that the figure was grossly inaccurate pleading on the tribunal to order the commission to do a recount of the areas not counted.<\/p>\n

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