National ID card registration resumes soon- NIMC 

By Damilola Kushimo

The residents of Isolo local council area may be allowed to start registering for National Identity Card this week as the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Isolo LCDA informed that the registration exercise may resume this week after the lockdown.

An official of the Commission, Mrs. Uchenna, explained that the local enrolment centre of the commission is waiting for the directive from the top while also expecting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the council authority in order to resume operation in the locality all which are likely to be given this week.

“We will resume very soon, we are only waiting for directive to resume operation in Isolo. We are also waiting for the council chairman to make provision for PPE. By God’s grace, we should resume this week.”

According to her, people have been trooping to the council secretariat daily to register for the National Identity Card since the lockdown was eased on the operation of the commission in May.

She said the exercise would commence as soon as they are directed to start hopefully this week, urging the residents to check the centre as from Monday for their card registration.

However, an insider in the council criticised the commission, being a federal parastatal, for making the demand for PPE from the council.

He emphasised that the personnel are only trying to exploit the goodwill they had enjoyed in the council having previously been provided with generator set and other facilities to enhance their operation in the locality especially since the commission is serving the residents of the community.