The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has scheduled the 2021 Population and Housing Census for Sunday, June 27, 2021. It is expected to run till July 11, 2021, and meant to generate data that will be used in decision-making and planning for the development of the country and its citizensMeanwhile these conspiracy theories have been enumerated below:Some citizens believe that the Population Census is politically motivatedWith the ‘politically motivated’ assertion surrounding the 2021 population census, some Ghanaians have shown a lack of interest in it. Some Ghanaians believe it is a means of identifying suspects/criminalsThere is a popular notion that the Population and Housing Census exercise is intended to help identify particular wanted criminals or suspects, a reason which has deterred many people from participating in it. There is the belief that the Bible frowns against itIt has been the case that some Christians have refused to participate in the 2021 Population and Housing Census because they believe that it is being counted as a sin. David incurred the wrath of God because he conducted a census for self-aggrandizement against God’s will,” he established.

Source: GhanaWeb June 28, 2021 16:41 UTC