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Mr Peter Kweikuma, Hohoe Municipal Census Officer, says everything is set for the conduct of the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) in the Hohoe Municipality.

“With the distribution of all logistics and finalization of all systems and trial censuses, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is ready to conduct the 2021 PHC and says to every person, You Count, Get Counted.”

Mr Kweikuma said this during the launch of 30 Days to the 2021 Population and Housing Census Night in an address delivered on behalf of the Government Statistician and the Chief Census Officer.

He said the main goal of the Census was to achieve complete coverage of all structures and persons in Ghana, which dovetailed into the “leave no one behind” agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

“This necessitated the demarcation of the country into small areas to facilitate the identification of all structures and other places where people live or sleep at night,” he said.

He said the Census slogan seeks to achieve inclusivity and individual ownership of the census agenda hence the phrase ‘You Count, Get Counted’ was developed towards ensuring complete and accurate coverage and full preparations for data collection.

Mr Kweikuma said the GSS created awareness, engaged to ensure clarity on the processes and relevance, worked towards the building of partnerships and established protocols for achieving ownership and participation.

The District Census Officer called on the media to avoid all forms of inflammatory remarks that could impede the success of the census.

The launch saw a sketch by students from the Hohoe E.P SHS in a live radio programme to answer possible questions that the public would ask during the census.