From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja
Delta State Government, said that its Gross Domestic Products (GDP) for 2021 and 2022 is N4.6 trillion.
Speaking at the biannual meeting of the National Consultative Committee on Statistics in Asaba, Delta State, Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr Sonny Akporokiamo Ekedayen said that beside GDP, there are other publications like Delta State economic atlas, poverty mapping and the 2024 labour force survey amongst others.
“This ( Labour Force) aims to gather critical data on employment rates, unemployment levels, and labour market trends, enabling evidence-based decisions on job creation in economic planning and development” he said.
In his remarks, Statistician General of the Federation (SG), Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, said that states’ GDP will be produced for all the states and each one would have its capacity developed in the process.
“To this end, I wish to solicit and appeal for the
co-operation and commitment of all Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and state statistical agencies. Your active involvement in these activities and your ownership of the process are extremely important to the successful implementation of them. So, I encourage you all to do so. In the end, we will be achieving our mandate of providing adequate and timely statistics for informed policy decision-making in our respective domains” he said
According to him, in view of the complexity of the developmental challenges, single-data sources are no longer sufficient.
“Given the complex developmental challenges that our statistical products are expected to address, single-data
sources and indicators are no longer sufficient to satisfy the need. We must adopt ways to integrate databases and data systems for seamless data flow, and we must equally enhance our ability to merge multiple datasets to generate
insights that inform policies to address our developmental challenges and exploit growth opportunities around us.
“Given the theme of this session, the importance of gathering under the umbrella of the National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS) has never been more pronounced than it is today. While this platform of NCCS
provides a mechanism for better co-ordination of the statistical system as enshrined in the Statistics Act 2007, this
platform also serves as a forum for sharing ideas, experiences, and knowledge. So, we have no other choice
than to rededicate ourselves and renew our commitment to the actualisation of the objectives and goals of this body, so that our gatherings will not be in vain” he said