Ipaja Residents Want NIMC To Ease National ID Card Enrolment, Collection

Some residents of Ayobo/Ipaja area of Lagos State yesterday appealed to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ease the process of enrolment and collection of National Identity Card.
The applicants, who lamented their experiences, spoke to The Tide source at the NIMC Enrolment Centre at the Secretariat of Ayobo/Ipaja Local Government Area (LCDA).
The source reports that a large crowd of residents were seen at the centre either trying to enrol or collect the temporary National Identity Card, for which they had enrolled.
A resident, Mr Kolawole Banjo, said that the process for enrolment for the National ID card was too cumbersome.
Banjo told newsmen that he had attempted to enrol for the Identity card at the centre on three occasions without success.
He said officials always complained of inadequate materials or malfunctioning system, saying he was at the centre on Thursday again to check.
“Enrolling for the National ID card is very difficult. I had been here three times before now and it is either they said the system was down or they did not have enough materials.
“You always meet this large crowd here anytime you come. I came here as early as 4 a.m. to see if my data will be captured at last.
“I have completed a form and this is 11 a.m. I am still waiting,’’ he said.
Banjo urged the commission to address whatever challenges they were having in order not to undermine the objective of capturing all Nigerians.
Another resident, Mr Adetunji Oginni, said he was having difficulty collecting his National Identity Number (NIN), which is the temporary identity slip, after enroling more than three weeks ago.
Oginni said he was asked to come for collection yesterday but was disappointed to be told that the temporary ID card was not ready.
“I did enrolment three weeks ago and I was asked to come for NIN today but they just told me the card was not ready after waiting for several hours.
“The way they are going about this thing is not the way it should be. If the NIMC wants to give Nigerians identity card, they should simplify things for us,’’ he said.