2023-05-14 23:01:00
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Faced with men from the media, on Friday May 12, 2023, the government spokesperson, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, returned to the merits of the national meetings on population growth announced for next September. During the exchanges, he underlined that the objective of the said meeting is to identify the optimal dynamics to observe for the progression of demography in Benin so that it does not slow down development.
In his explanations, the government spokesman, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, said that in view of Benin’s population growth, if nothing is done, the population dynamics can become a handicap to the optimal satisfaction of the needs. fundamentals of the Beninese. “Today we have a program dedicated to drinking water and we will achieve full coverage by 2025. If we do this and the dynamics that are observed remain the same as those observed so far, we will still have need to make a lot of comforting investments after ten years. Whereas if we master this dynamic in the expected proportions, it could take 20 to 30 years, ”explains the spokesperson. He also took the example of school canteens to explain the importance of finding perspectives during these meetings in order to sensitize the populations on the effects that their actions could have in the future. “It is not a question of limiting children but of responsible procreation”, suggested Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji to put an end to any controversy of limiting children in Benin. According to him, it is not only a question of geography but of the future of the children and moreover of the country. “If we love children, we don’t bring them here to make them suffer, we don’t bring them by accident or at random, but if we love children, we define how much we are able to take care of as it happens. must, in order to offer them the best. This is what these conferences will invite us to do,” maintains Wilfried Houngbédji.
It should be noted that these national meetings for September 2023 will bring together, in addition to the government, in a participatory and inclusive approach, the political class, civil society, young people, women, academics, religious leaders, worship leaders, guardians tradition, the diaspora as well as technical and financial partners.
Assisi Agossa
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