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| GEJ&Sambo with national population commissioners after their swearing in yesterday |
President Goodluck Jonathan recently hinted that he may soon send a bill to the National Assembly on birth control.
Speaking at the inauguration of Chairman and Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Jonathan urged that religious belief should not frustrate the policy.
The President noted that Nigeria would not be the first country to make a law on birth control, adding that the issue of population regulation is very sensitive.
He said government cannot fold its arms until the country’s population becomes uncontrollable.
The President assured that government would carry out enough sensitisation before making the law controlling birth and population.
He also directed the NPC team to begin advocacy on birth control and promised government support and funding.
His words, “For us to plan properly, we must manage our population, but it is extremely sensitive, we are extremely religious people, either you are a Christian or Moslem. Both Christians and Moslems and even traditionalists believe that children are God’s gifts to man, so it is difficult for you to tell any Nigerian to limit the number of their children because they are gifts of God.
