EBONYI STATE GOVERNMENT INAUGURATE NATIONAL ID CARD COMMITTEE.

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Ebonyi State Government has inaugurated  a seven- man committee on sensitization and monitoring of the enrollment and registration of Ebonyians and legal residents into the Data Base of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

The Kenneth Uhuo-led committee  has a   mandate to assist and collaborate with the NIMC to ensure that  every resident of  the state   got registered.

The Principal Secretary to the Governor,Chief Clement Nweke while inuagurating the committee in the Government House,   Abakaliki on Friday, explained that the committee became necessary  following   recent revelation by  the NIMC that only  five per cent of Ebonyi residents  had registered since 2012  when the exercise  commenced  .

Nweke added that  going by  the  five  percent  figure given by the commission,  Ebonyi is so far the least in the 36 states of the federation.

This, according to the PS, showed that the state had  the lowest apathy in identifying with the  exercise.

He attributed to the development  to  lack of sensitization and collaboration between  the NIMC  and the government.  

The PS charged the committee to improve on the present statistics   by ensuring effective senstization and monitoring of the registration across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state. He also directed that LGAs where the NIMC  had no office should make it available to them immediately.

Chief Nweke, on behalf of Governor David Umahi, donated 13 laptops to NIMC to enhance the registration. He noted that the state government would not afford to allow Ebonyi residents  lose the benefits attached to the national identity card registration.  

Dr. Felix Amah, the Coordinator of NIMC in the state who was elated by the donation of the  laptops, assured that they would double their efforts in ensuring that  everyone was registered in the state.

"I thank his Excellency, the Governor of Ebonyi State for his recognition and support so far to  the NIMC  Project in the state. I am aware that his government has been so much concerned in ensuring that her citizens are not left behind when it comes to national benefits from FG," he said.

Amah said the commission commenced with the registration of those that had reached 16 years and above but had flagged off the registration of 16 years and below as well as amputees.

Chairman of the Committee, Mr  Uhuo, assured that they would do everything within their limits to ensure that everyone got registered in the state.

  Chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria(ALGON), Hon. Justice Ogbonna and the Chairman of Coordinators of Forum,Hon. Paul Nwogha, who are members of the committee, in their separate remarks assured that the   local governments  would create conducive environment for the NIMC to operate.

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