To curb the country’s growing population, President Muhammadu Buhari has called for improved access to modern contraceptive options across the country.
On Thursday, February 3, the President made the announcement at the State House in Abuja at the unveiling of the amended National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development.
The policy’s overall purpose, according to Buhari, is to improve the quality of life and living conditions of all Nigerians.
He also inaugurated the national council on population management, which will be chaired by him. The President said; “The policy emphasizes the urgency to address Nigeria’s sustained high fertility rate, through expanding access to modern family planning, counselling and commodities as well as promote births spacing.
“This will enable Nigeria to achieve rapid fertility control, improve the health of women, adolescents, newborn and children, and other population groups.
” The President in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, also said that Nigeria’s population which is the largest in Africa, seventh globally and among the few whose fertility is still growing, is hinged on a youthful population.
According to him, more than 72 percent of the youths are below 30 years while half of the female population are in their reproductive years (15-49 years).
Buhari also explained that other highlights of the revised population policy underscore the importance of investing in quality education of young people (particularly girls), human capital development, advancing holistic effort to achieve significant demographic transition.
He said; “The Revised Population Policy is rich with all necessary information that will guide the implementation of Nigeria’s Mid-term and Perspective Development Plan.
“It will further address concerns of the large population of young people who are our pride, our future and assets to drive our development efforts.”
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