CENSUS officers have been urged to exhibit a high sense of discipline and loyalty in the discharge of their national duty.
The District Chief Executive for Ellembelle, Mr Daniel K. Eshun, who made the call, explained that government and the donor community had invested a lot in the upcoming census exercise.
Speaking at the swearing in of enumerators and supervisors for the 2010 Population and Housing Census at Esiama in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, Mr Eshun said the state needed reliable data in order to plan and distribute the resources of the nation equitably.
"Therefore, without good records or data, it will be difficult for development agents and government to direct resources to solve social needs", he stated.
The census, Mr Eshun said, would provide Ghana with a comprehensive national data needed to improve social and living conditions of the people.
He said the exercise was important as data captured would help for effective policy, planning and decision making purposes.
The District Magistrate for Axim and Ellembelle, Mr Frank Nii Ashietey Addo, prevailed on the enumerators to abide by the rules governing the census saying anyone who went contrary would be punished accordingly.
A District Census Training Team Leader, Rev. Sarpong Williams, pledged their commitment to the task ahead saying “we will work hard to the best of our ability to achieve better results for Ellembelle.”
In a related development, the Assembly has presented items to the World Alive Orphanage at Esiama to mark the Founder’s Day Celebration.
The items donated included four Bags of Rice, four gallons of Frytol cooking oil, a bag of sugar, a box of Key Soap and five student mattresses.
The Executive President of Word Alive Mission, Reverend Charles Nyane, thanked the assembly for the donation and called on the assembly to assist children who performed well in the Basic Education Certificate Examination to further their education at the senior high school level.
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