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From Basil Obasi, Abuja
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) through the EU Support to Federal Governance Reforms (EU-SUFEGOR) initiative, recently, in Abuja, launched the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS II), with five-year lifespan from 2017 to 2021.
This was as the Statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale, at the launch, made a passionate plea for more support from stakeholders for the implementation of the NSDS II, in order to enhance timely data for effective economic planning and development of the country.
Kale who was represented by the Director, Field Services and Methodology Department of NBS, Mr. Babayo M. Samanja, assured that the Federal Government would leave no stone unturned in putting in place the necessary statistical infrastructure that would support the implementation of NSDS II.
The National Strategy for the Development of Statistics, according to him, is designed to provide a framework for the development and ownership of statistics in the country, by sufficiently equipping the system in terms of human resources, tools and infrastructure to provide timely and reliable statistics.
Kale said: “Accordingly, I wish to appeal to the relevant government authorities to accord the implementation of these strategies the desired support.
“This is critical in order to provide robust and reliable statistical information that would enhance government decision-making processes as well as proper planning of socio-economic programmes in the country,” he said.
In a communique signed at the end of the launch, participants urged government to provide adequate financial resources to ensure the success of the programme, stressing that lack of Statistics Trust Fund in Nigeria has been impeding the operations of statistical agencies within the National Statistical System.
