By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has joined other federal governmnet agencies in the quest to make Nigerians obtain National Identification Numbers.
This move is sequel to the government’s directive on the harmonisation of citizens’ data by relevant agencies.
In compliance with the directives, the FRSC, which had earlier put Nigerians on notice announced on Wednesday that effective Monday, December 21, 2020, all applicants for the National Driver’s Licence in Nigeria must present the National Identification Number ( NIN) from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) before they will be captured for any class of the licences produced by the FRSC.
FRSC is the government agency with the statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria.
According to a statement by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, all driver’s licence applicants are expected, henceforth, to present their National Identification Number before they can be attended to, adding that there would be no waiver for anyone.
Kazeem further stressed the need for a harmonised database on citizens’ information which he said is critical to resolving the challenges of identifying individuals to assist security agencies in data collation and quick retrievals to address some of the national security challenges.
He called on members of the public particularly, those going for their driver’s licence to take note of the directives and carefully follow the procedures for obtaining their NIN from the National Identity Management Commission which must be verified to be authentic, before action can be taken on their application for the licences.
Kazeem further stated that all numbers presented by the applicants must correspond with what NIMC issued to individuals for a harmonised database.
The Corps Public Education Officer solicited the cooperation of members of the public to make the policy a success.
While reassuring driver’s licence applicants of improved services at the processing centres across the country, the FRSC spokesperson reiterated the earlier messages of Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi that improved service delivery remains at the core of the Corps’ operations.
