Menongue - The secretary of the National Spontaneous Movement (MNE) in Cuando Cubango, Elias Matunga José, on Monday, defended greater dissemination of the General Population and Housing Census in national languages, with a view to allowing the process to be successful.
Speaking to ANGOP, he said that in addition to the messages that have been broadcast in Portuguese, as a form of awareness and mobilization, it is crucial to use local languages, especially in rural areas, so that census takers are well received and obtain reliable data.
Regarding the phases that precede the process, the official defended the need for all social actors, from musicians, athletes, politicians, religious people and artists at different levels to multiply messages about the importance of the event.
Elias Matunga José justified the appeal, as it is an event that will help the Government to outline comprehensive policies in relation to the human development index in different sectors, which boost the social and economic well-being of Angolans, in the short, medium and long term.
In Cuando Cubando, in addition to 30 communal technical assistants who completed a training cycle last week, another 282 agents, including 198 local technical assistants and 84 community information technology (IT) professionals are being trained as part of Census preparation. ALK/FF/MS/MRA/DOJ
