Kayode Oyero
Minister of State for Health, Dr . Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said the ongoing National Identification Number enrolment may be suspended over COVID -19 risks .
He also urged the National Identity Management Commission to go back to the drawing board and re -order the enrolment process to avoid large crowds at its centres nationwide.
Mamora , who is a member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID - 19 , said the government has a duty to ensure Nigerians are protected at all times.
He spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television ’ s Sunrise Daily programme monitored by The PUNCH.
The minister said , “ I don ’ t feel good looking at the picture where people are gathered in multitude; it ’s like a superspreader event which we don’ t like . But I’ m also aware that the relevant ministry which is the communications and digital economy is looking at this .
“ My understanding is that the whole process may be suspended so as to reorder the whole process in terms of management of the crowd because it was never intended that it would become a rowdy process like that .”
Mamora added, “ We have a duty as government to ensure that people are protected ; we also have a duty to ensure people comply within the limit of what is good for the society at large .”
The PUNCH had reported that NIMC workers embarked on strike last Thursday over exposure to COVID -19 risks , lack of personal protective equipment and poor funding . The workers , however , called off the industrial action some 24 hours later .
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Communication Commission had ordered telecommunications companies to deactivate telephone lines of subscribers who failed to link their phones to their National Identity Number .
It also said telcos subscribers with NIN have January 19 as deadline to link their NIN with their SIM cards while subscribers without NIN have until February 9 to do so.
https://punchng.com/large-crowds-nin-registration-may-be-suspended-says-health-minister/

Good one

....Before nko? What did you expect when you people took the clueless decesion to ban people's line without putting things in order.

Fool. E never know say na dat go happen?

It was foolish to start it now in the first place.

The lack of coordination and interministerial communication in this government is appalling.

The people that proposed the idea, what were they thinking in the first place

You asked network providers, you were told that less that 20% of 144million are registered

How long does a registration take? You calculated and saw that it's possible under 2 months, such foolishness is astonishing.

Nigerian Government and policy somersault.

Didn't they think of the ramifications of requesting everyone to register and link NIN to mobile numbers especially in the midst of a pandemic?

Mehn...

What were they thinking



Oh,I forgot,they weren't even thinking!

Weneda:
Kayode Oyero
Minister of State for Health, Dr . Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said the ongoing National Identification Number enrolment may be suspended over COVID -19 risks .
He also urged the National Identity Management Commission to go back to the drawing board and re -order the enrolment process to avoid large crowds at its centres nationwide.
Mamora , who is a member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID - 19 , said the government has a duty to ensure Nigerians are protected at all times.
He spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television ’ s Sunrise Daily programme monitored by The PUNCH.
The minister said , “ I don ’ t feel good looking at the picture where people are gathered in multitude; it ’s like a superspreader event which we don’ t like . But I’ m also aware that the relevant ministry which is the communications and digital economy is looking at this .
“ My understanding is that the whole process may be suspended so as to reorder the whole process in terms of management of the crowd because it was never intended that it would become a rowdy process like that .”
Mamora added, “ We have a duty as government to ensure that people are protected ; we also have a duty to ensure people comply within the limit of what is good for the society at large .”
The PUNCH had reported that NIMC workers embarked on strike last Thursday over exposure to COVID -19 risks , lack of personal protective equipment and poor funding . The workers , however , called off the industrial action some 24 hours later .
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Communication Commission had ordered telecommunications companies to deactivate telephone lines of subscribers who failed to link their phones to their National Identity Number .
It also said telcos subscribers with NIN have January 19 as deadline to link their NIN with their SIM cards while subscribers without NIN have until February 9 to do so.
https://punchng.com/large-crowds-nin-registration-may-be-suspended-says-health-minister/

Insensitive government
Is this the right time to order Nigerians to get NIN compulsory?

COVID19 is allegedly increasing yet they are threatening to block lines of people without NIN, forcing people to gather at NIMC offices.

The government of Nigeria is incoherent

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