IT Expert Gives Reasons For BVN, Account Linking

Reduction in biometric
capturing has been linked with the reasons for the merger of the Bank Verification Number, (BVN) to civil servants accounts in Rivers State.
An information technology expert, Engr. Nnamdi Didia said this in an exclusive interview with The Tide last Wednesday in Port Harcourt.
He said linking of the BVN to workers’ salary account was the best option in an attempt to limit biometric exercise in the state.
Didia, an electronic engineering graduate, noted that the merger would enable retirees to thumb print in their respective banks to make withdrawals.
He noted that the issue of frequent verification has become a major source of concern as many workers, especially retirees lose their lives during the process.
According to him, since the present administration has identified the biometric information of respective workers in the state, that it would only take less time in subsequent process.
He regretted that past governments in the state were unable to solve the challenges associated with biometric and data collection.
Another benefit of the BVN/bank account linking, he said was to reduce the issue of fraud in the civil service system.
The IT consultant recalled how the BVN introduction has aided most establishments in the country to battle illegal financial transactions, saying that ICT was key in every sector.
He has also called on the Rivers State Government to establish an ICT training centre in all 23 local government areas in the state in order to train more people on ICT maintenance.
Meanwhile, he called on software developers to pay less attention to the development of social sites, but should do more in the developing of education, science and other sectors that would encourage development.