The Federal Commissioner representing Delta State in the National Population Commission (NPC), Mrs. Blessyn Brume-Ataguba, says the commission is the sole authority responsible for the issuance of birth and death certificates and certificates of notification.
Mrs. Brume-Ataguba stated this at a news briefing in Asaba, the Delta State capital, as part of activities to celebrate World Population Day, held with the theme: “Empowering young people to create the family they want in a fair and hopeful world.”
The NPC commissioner noted that the NPC has stations in the 25 local government areas of the state and urged residents to visit these centers for their birth and death registrations.
The national commissioner urged those who wish to make registrations with the commission to be on the lookout for personnel with the official NPC identification cards before processing their documents.
“So, I am appealing to members of the press to take this message out to Deltans; only the NPC offices and the headquarters in Asaba issue certificates,” she reiterated.
On World Population Day, Mrs. Brume-Ataguba observed that the occasion was a clarion call for governments at all levels and the private sector to recommit to creating a supportive environment for youths to thrive.
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She maintained that “empowering young people, particularly in making informed reproductive choices, is not just desirable, but indispensable to national and state development.”
Meanwhile, the State Director of the NPC, Mrs. Jane Odigwe, emphasized that no nation can make meaningful progress without reliable data, pointing out that accurate statistics are necessary for planning and policy implementation.
The state director said accurate statistics are needed, adding that “the world at large depends on accurate statistics.”
Other chieftains of NPC who spoke warned against the falsification of NPC documents, stressing that such an action is a criminal offence.
