Governor-General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae has commended census officers throughout the country for doing their best in carrying out the census exercise in the 2024 National Population Census. The Census roll-out program started on Monday June 17th, and will end on June 30th. Sir Bob acknowledged that it is not an easy exercise considering the distances they have to walk for hours to reach villages in remote areas of the country to count people, such as for his own village in Kabwum district, Morobe province. He expressed his gratitude for census workers when he was counted at Government House on Friday, June 21st. He was interviewed by Census Ward One Coordinator for Town and Hanuabada, Taunao Lahui and Boio Isaia, witnessed by the Provincial Census Coordinator in the National Capital District Ms Janet Haua and other senior census officers. “The Census is important because we need to know how many people live in our country and where they live." “On behalf of our team, I want to thank you all for carrying out this important exercise and wish you all a very successful and safe census exercise." In response, Ms Haua, who is also the Director for Community and Social Development Directorate of the National Capital District Commission, thanked the Governor-General for being available for the Census and allowing them to carry out their mandated exercise.