There’s no development without statistics – Gov Bello | P.M. News

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi says no meaningful development can be achieved without accurate statistical data by P.M. News.

Photo: Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi state

The governor said this when he declared open the 43rd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA) on Thursday in Lokoja, with the team: “Population Explosion, Statistical Views and Solutions”, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The conference which is being attended by States’ Statistical-Generals and associations from across the federation is sponsored by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Bello, represented by Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Ayoade Arise attributed the success recorded in the state so far to proper statistical records. He stressed the need for state governors to engage the services of statisticians, saying that they were professionals that could be relied on to get accurate statistical data for economic development.

Earlier, Alhaji Muhammed Tumala, a former President of the NSA emphasised the need for government agencies to train statisticians and give them definite job descriptions.
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