Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has asked the Federal Government to suspend the conduct of Census scheduled for May.
Ortom made this known while playing host to a delegation from the Middle Belt Forum led by its President, Bitrus Pogu, at Government House in Makurdi.
The governor said many people of the state were in the IDP camps and would not be counted because they need to be in their localities before they can participate in the exercise.
He said before any census is conducted, the federal government must ensure adequate security for the IDPs in Benue and elsewhere in the country to go back to their homes to be counted.
