By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) workers in Akure, the Ondo State capital, have began an indefinite strike.
Residents of Akure, who were at the NIMC office to obtain their National Identity Number (NIN) on Friday met the entrance gate under lock and key.
A security personnel on guard said, “We are on strike until further notice.”
Some persons who waited for some minutes said that it was shameful for NIMC staff to embark on indefinite strike action at a time when Nigerians needed their services.
While the reason for the strike was not known, it however alleged that some Akure NIMC staff demanded between N2000 and N5000 to attend to applicants before the strike action.
Some claimed they bought registration forms for N50 and another N2,000 to fasttrack the process.
An applicant who simply gave her name as Rachel said she has been visiting Akure NIMC office for the past one week without getting registered.
She said a man who claimed to be a staff asked her for N3000. Reports from applicants in others parts of the state like Oka Akoko, Owo and Okitipupa said they were asked to pay to make photocopies of the forms.
