WHAT is the population of Lagos State?
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it is 9,113,605, but the government disagrees. It has asked the National Census Tribunal to examine the matter. According to a statement signed by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olasupo Shasore (SAN), the State government contended that the census result was unsustainable, pointing out that the exercise was not properly conducted. Describing the figure as “inaccurate” and “unsustainable”, the government, which hinged its conclusions on the result of “rigorous and in depth analysis of the entire exercise at the state’s Ministry of Science and Technology”, said many residents in at least 19 of the 57 local government and local council development areas were not counted. “The figures declared were unlikely to be correct having regards to the available data and statistics,” the government said, adding that known demographic indicators, such as immunisation statistics, schools attendance population, birth rate and project
