‘NIMC To Assist States Build Robust Database’

The National Identity Management Commission NIMC is prepared to work with state governments to build accurate and reliable databases as part of efforts to ensure that the sub-nationals make adequate provisions for the needs of the citizenry.

Director general/CEO of the agency Engineer Abisoye Coker-Odusote said this while receiving the General Manager of the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) Mrs Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

According to a statement issued by the agency, the director general was convinced that the collaboration will make it easy for states to use NIMC’s database to improve service delivery and policy formulation.

“I admit that the age we are in is that of collaboration. In order to have a meaningful impact, it is important that we partner with each other.

“As no man is an island, so we have to continue to push the limits by leaving our comfort zones until the collective desire of seeing the country move forward is achieved,” Coker-Odusote added.

The LASSRA GM had earlier explained that the purpose of the visit was to explore possible ways for the two government agencies to collaborate using efficient strategies for an effective identity capturing of citizens and residents.

Adebiyi-Abiola said: “It is no news that we work together to ensure that Nigeria as a nation and Lagos State give  citizens and residents the best in terms of social welfare and other basic amenities, but this has to be achieved using a systematic approach that shows that the government is responsible and responsive to its citizens.”

She explained that a major advantage of the registration system is the ability to identify and locate specific individuals as long as they reside in Lagos and are registered with the Agency, thereby strengthening the security system of the state.