Nigeria to merge BVN, driver’s licence as well as national identity card

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The Federal Government has announced its conclusion to terminate what it called proliferation as well as duplication of biometric-based identity systems inwards the country.

Acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mrs Habiba Lawal, stated this inwards Abuja piece inaugurating  a quondam governor of Osun State,  Olagunsoye Oyinlola,  amongst 8 others equally chairman as well as members, respectively of the  Governing Board of the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC).

Lawal noted that the Federal Government established the  NIMC equally the primary establishment charged with the responsibleness of providing as well as regulating identity direction inwards Nigeria, the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN) as well as ID menu to all registrable persons equally good equally the harmonisation as well as integration of existing identification databases inwards authorities agencies as well as integrating them into the National Identity Database (NIDB).

Represented on the board are the military, Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, Economic as well as Financial Crimes Commission, other authorities agencies as well as the individual sector.

Among the root chore the ex-governor as well as his squad lead maintain been saddled with is the harmonisation of databases of Nigerians believed to lead maintain been unnecessarily duplicated.

Data expected to hold upwards harmonized included the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) menu registration existence handled yesteryear the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC); Bank Verification Number (BVN); Drivers Licence from the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC); as well as voters menu number amidst others.

Lawal said the direction of President Muhammadu Buhari expects the proliferation as well as duplication of biometric-based identity systems to terminate equally it was neither toll effective, nor safety smart.

“Apart from existence unwieldy, the toll of operating multiple discordant databases as well as infrastructure is untainable,” Lawal had stated.

She urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to come upwards up with a to a greater extent than effective as well as innovative identity direction arrangement that was devoid of duplication for the country.

Mrs Lawal equally good said despite the successes of the committee at information capture of registrable persons inwards the country, “there was notwithstanding much to a greater extent than to hold upwards done.”

She urged members of the Board who were drawn from both Earth as well as individual sectors, to convey a cue from the countries that lead maintain successfully issued unique identity to its citizens as well as lead maintain utilised such identity to transform their guild as well as economy.

“We necessitate change, positive modify inwards our identity eco-system. The modify starts with all of us agreeing to brand the sacrifices as well as commitment required, defining clear policy direction as well as taking collective actions to attain our mutual goal.

“The NIMC must focus its liberate energy on ensuring that the remaining gene of the National Identity Management System (NIMS) roll-out alignment as well as switching over yesteryear the Ministries, Departments as well as Agencies (MDAs) through the harmonization as well as integration framework is successfully implemented.

“The speed of information collection must lead maintain to hold upwards improved upon, as well as this volition cut down justifications given yesteryear MDAs, equally reasons for duplicated biometric options.

“Hopefully, the harmonisation programme, existence spearheaded yesteryear the Office of the Vice President, volition aid to attain this, especially, yesteryear the committee ensuring that the MDAs switch or at least, align their existing infrastructure equally information collection agents to the NIMC system,” she said.

In an credence speech, Oyinlola gave the assurance that the Board members volition locomote assiduously to justify the confidence reposed inwards them yesteryear the government.

“We, therefore, pledge our loyalty to our dearest patch as well as Mr President who has recognised our inherent capabilities as well as made the appointment, based on trust, competence as well as the confidence reposed inwards us.

“We shall alive upwards to expectations, peculiarly given the fact that the burden placed on our shoulders is a rattling sensitive as well as pregnant i that must hold upwards carried with every sincerity as well as patriotism,” he said.

Tribune

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