trueword:

I think this is a step in the right direction. State governments should start this process and forget about the FG and their failed national ID scheme. If Edo state can make this exercise successful, I think it would really help to manage the state better and help to curb fraud and crime. State initiatives like this really show that the FG is nigeria's biggest problem

trueword:

I think this is a step in the right direction. State governments should start this process and forget about the FG and their failed national ID scheme. If Edo state can make this exercise successful, I think it would really help to manage the state better and help to curb fraud and crime. State initiatives like this really show that the FG is nigeria's biggest problem

Kennyblues:

Since I was born and now I am old I have never seen anything come out of the government of the day without somebody being enriched. Successive gorvement have come up with all sort of developmental projects; but all you ever gets is somebody become richer without the real job been done. Situations like this will always thwart government efforts in bringing development to the people. Much have been said about the National ID cards scam but all to no avail.

Gov. Adams Oshiomole, I hope you are for the masses.

Ehoi:

The hate for Oshiomole oozing from some people is repulsive.
This is a project that should be well commended but some people have already made up their mind that it was only done to steal money. Instead of focusing on negativity, we should discuss the benefits of this project.

I can already see this project making ghost workers a thing of the past.
It will improve the tax collecting system.
And if used for elections, it can eliminate rigging.

This is the way to go, other states should follow. But my worry is that the biometric information of the masses can get into the wrong hands.

Kennyblues:

The same way Federal Government came with National ID card, but don't I did not say so

hackney:

They should do their looting and embezzlement and f.uc.k off rather than
talk sh.it thinking the masses are still st.u.p.i.d.

You want to do biometric id's and database records when there is no electricity?
Fu.c.k off!!!!!!

Ehoi:

I don't know much about the federal government one neither do i know why they stopped it. But I can understand why some people would try to frustrate it because it has the potential to eliminate election rigging. The federal government only proposed it but Oshiomole government have gone a step further. They have already made the biometric cards and are giving it out free. The money the government will save alone from eradicating ghost workers is enough to finance this project.

Kennyblues:

Where were you in 2005 when the National ID Card was introduced? These same features were outlined but what was the outcome of it? Some ministers were arraigned, one of them even died in the process of prosecution, give yourself a brain, if you insist tell Oshiomole that the name of the Oba must not be wacked with this time, LOL

bisiaet:

This is absolutely mispalcement of priority when no electricity and no good road this is just going be a total waste of money, time and energy there are so many issues that need urgent attention than talking about ID Card.

Sometime I think all these politician need to sit down weigh things  before going for it  because I think a good reasoning politician if we have any, should ask himself a very good question like Do I have stable electricity in my state, what about security, employement, clean water, good road, education and so on rather than taken up irrelevant projects that will not make people lives better.

I know some may say but there are ID Card in other countries and so on but those country are they like our country? That is the great question. I think the ID Card project is unecssary at the moment

bisiaet:

This is absolutely mispalcement of priority when no electricity and no good road this is just going be a total waste of money, time and energy there are so many issues that need urgent attention than talking about ID Card.

Sometime I think all these politician need to sit down weigh things  before going for it  because I think a good reasoning politician if we have any, should ask himself a very good question like Do I have stable electricity in my state, what about security, employement, clean water, good road, education and so on rather than taken up irrelevant projects that will not make people lives better.

I know some may say but there are ID Card in other countries and so on but those country are they like our country? That is the great question. I think the ID Card project is unecssary at the moment

Ehoi:

How can a project that will increase the IGR of the state and at the same time reduce the salary burden of the state be a misplaced priority?

And what has electricity got to do with this? Its a good idea to learn about something you don't understand or know how it works. For one, it will completely eliminate ghost workers. Do you know how much the state will save there? Secondly, it will help in tax collection. How is it a misplaced priority to spend 10 naira on a project that will save you 100 naira within a short time.

And what has electricity got to do with this? Its a good idea to learn about something you don't understand or know how it works. For one, it will completely eliminate ghost workers. Do you know how much the state will save there? Secondly, it will help in tax collection. How is it a misplaced priority to spend 10 naira on a project that will save you 100 naira within a short time.[/quo

Do I heard you saying what has electrity need to with ID Card and your own priority is chasing after ghost workers you must be joking I mean you are joker. So people welfare and happiness is irrelevant but ID Card and ghost worker hunting are relevant? This is wonderful.

Redman44:

Adams Oshiomhole has made a good move with the kick off of the Edo State ID Project. However, we need to know the nitty-gritty of the registration exercise. The Edo State Government has to come up with a list of documents that will be needed by participants of the scheme to prove that they are from Edo State or Edo State Residents. Since Nigeria is not good at document keeping, how can someone prove that he or she is from Edo State? One might be tempted to say that the name or surname of someone will can be used to know his Edo origins So how about those that have Yoruba surnames like Ogunkoya, Sonola, Ogedengbe et al and are from Edo state [ Akoko Edo, etc ]. And how about those that were born in Lagos but have Edo parents? I was born in Lagos and I've got a Lagos State Birth Certificate, but my dad has always told me and my siblings that we are from Edo State. I have always claimed Edo as my state in all my forms [ Common Entrance Exams, JAMB, WAEC, NYSC et al] So what will be done about the Edo Lagosians?

I hope that Oshiomhole and the Commisioners of his round table have done their homework properly. Any attempt to offer bursaries and welfare assistance to Edo State indigenes will result in large numbers of Nigerians claiming to be from Edo State. God help you, Adamsco.


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I think it is disgusting when ventures like this are being discouraged on the pretext that ' we do not have electricity'! so does that mean every other thing should stop because for some reason the other is not working. We have been trying for 50 years to get electricity, and we havent achieved it, therefore nigeria should be a wasteland of human primates?

This project is very laudable in all ramifications. Do you know some states lose as much as 100% of their wage bill every month due to leakages in the system?

My only concern with it is the scale at which it was taken on at the first go. In my opinion, they should have started with just the tax system for the civil servants, let the processes stabilise within the civil service before u build on it. This way, there is room to make ammends and also ensure that the civil servants are building their capability to handle it as well. The problem with this now is he probably has a team of consultants in there running the system, and in the long run, the core civil service is segregated from the running of these IT services, and they start to look for ways to sabotage each other as it spoils their 'usual business'. It needs to be a synergy for it to work.