antonion:

that's a strong point that one there dude.  seriously cars are useless human beings come 1st

texazzpete:

It is far more likely that kidnappers and armed robbers will be able to trace their victims-to-be by merely copying down their license numbers, running the plate numbers through their cronies that work with the database and then pay the unsuspecting victims a visit.

As far as i'm concerned, the GEJ administration deserves knocks for security data management (Wait, don't call me a hater just yet!)
we have a very rich database of over 65 million Nigerians and their fingerprints, house addresses, photographs and biodata from the last elections. Why has no one thought to use this data?

Use of this data can cut down cases of armed robbery and kidnapping to a much reduced level, especially since we all know that a huge number of these miscreants registered for the elections so they could help to rig.

ideylaff:

Abi ooooo and the President is even announcing it, na mediocre thing we like to dey celebrate sha,

ok he has launched a db, to combat crime, is that needed on his face book

oga ooooooo

even a minister is not meant to list this as an achievement,

has he not got a lot on his plate, 2011 and we get this as a major thing, 4 our president to launch

if it was done we don't need GEJ to tell us, they should find one of the jobless directors in of one the Abuja parastatals to launch this not a president now,

haba,

Kobojunkie:

Before you all start jumping for joy, and giving credit to this man, at least be sure he even innitiated this project because he is known to take credit for projects he never had anything to do with.

Princek12:

This database is stupidity at its finest. This is why we need true federalism in Nigeria, as the federal government of Nigeria apparently does not know its roles and all to often invades the territory that is traditionally reserved for the states.

Vehicle registration is a state function, so why in the hell will the FG launch a database to monitor vehicles registered by states? Why should the FG care about state vehicle registration? It is not practical for the FG to monitor all the vehicle in each state.

The FG should make a database for its citizens, immigrants, and secure our borders. The FG should deregulate the power sector and worry about fixing federal roads, federal airports, passports, visas, and so on. The passport office probably does not have a database of passport holders.

This okrika mentality sef

manny4life:


Just my thought;

Powers not delegated to the federal govt by the Nigerian Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively and or to the people.

If the federal govt follows this rule, FG WILL NOT be overstepping its authority. More so, states are so confused that they don't even know the powers delegated to them. If I was a state gov. ain't no telling what will happen next, I will ask the court to exempt my state from this treachery

Princek12:

This database is stupidity at its finest. This is why we need true federalism in Nigeria, as the federal government of Nigeria apparently does not know its roles and all to often invades the territory that is traditionally reserved for the states.

Vehicle registration is a state function, so why in the hell will the FG launch a database to monitor vehicles registered by states? Why should the FG care about state vehicle registration? It is not practical for the FG to monitor all the vehicle in each state.

The FG should make a database for its citizens, immigrants, and secure our borders. The FG should deregulate the power sector and worry about fixing federal roads, federal airports, passports, visas, and so on. The passport office probably does not have a database of passport holders.

This okrika mentality sef

Kobojunkie:

Before you all start jumping for joy, and giving credit to this man, at least be sure he even innitiated this project because he is known to take credit for projects he never had anything to do with.

violent:


I disagree with this.  

The principal objective of having a vehicle database in the first place is to enable approved government officials to track vehicle ownership anywhere within the boundaries of Nigeria, otherwise what would be the point of a database if vehicles registered in Lagos cannot be tracked in Gombe?

The state can assist the federal government in registration of vehicles and maintenance of the database, but it's ownership should ultimately be federal.  Governmental agents such as the Federal Road Saftey, shouldn't have to go though the balls of the state to obtain important information.  If there's been an accident in Abuja and the vehicle involved was registered in Ogun, first aiders ought to have systems that would provide them with the contact information of vehicle owners or their relatives within minutes.

chines4:

@Princek12 and Violent

I believe that I have settled your aurgument, Its FRSC that maintains the data base, and since all registered vehicles in all the state of Nigeria used FRSC plate numbers. Then the details of the vehicle will be entered into the data base before issuance of plate number. Beside if you change your car, you need to remove the plate number, and register your new car with your old plate number, and equally update your FRSC data base with the new car details

Princek12:

I beg to differ with you sir. States should be the ones implementing the database, because if each state does not have a pre-existing database, how is it possible for the federal government to keep track of vehicles registered in each state? Will Abuja ask each state to fax preexisting data of registered cars and new cars that are registered? As we speak, each state is responsible for registering vehicles of its residents. The federal database is therefore technically useless, because if each state has a database, all the FG needs is access to the database. That is how it is done in countries where their leaders use their brain cells. Bottom line is that this federal database cannot work as a practical matter without each state creating its own database, and if each state has its own database, all the feds need is administrative access to the database to verify a car registration if need be.

violent:

I understand that an explanation has been provided by @ chines4 on vehicle registration, but as an asides, i'd like to address a few things in your notes.

First, there are 36 states in Nigeria, and for the exercise to make any sense at all, what you need is a global database and the ownership of that can only be claimed by the federal government not individual states. A global database will ensure that the officers on the streets of Zamfara can simply access information about a vehicle registered anywhere in Nigeria and so also will first aiders in Ebonyi.

Secondly, you don't have to fax pre-existing data to Abuja, all you need to do is to merge existing database with the global one such that all data becomes consolidated and not individually segmented.  A vehicle registration officer in Lagos can simply log in to the global database and supply new information on any vehicle, this becomes immediately available to every other accredited official nationwide.  

Asides from where you mentioned that each states are responsible for registering individual cars, you are yet to highlight the importance of state owned database over a global one.  However, it is important to also note that having a federal database DOES not take away the state's responsibility for car registration, they simply have to feed the data collected into a global database, it's probably going to take the official involved a couple of minutes to get the job done!

violent:

 A vehicle registration officer in Lagos can simply log in to the global database and supply new information on any vehicle, this becomes immediately available to every other accredited official nationwide.  

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MarcusVick:

Cant believe everyone is lauding GEJ on this thing. SMH.
Can't u all smell a rat Like really Are Nigerians so blind and deceived Cant you all see what's happening
It called the POLITICS of CONTROL.

This is how it works:
Tout a presidential aspirant as a 'savior', get the whole country to love him, get everyone to 'vote' for him. He wins the elections. As soon as he gets in, terrorism rises to unprecedented levels, bombings every, people getting scared and more security conscious, people begin to demand more from mr president to protect them and their properties. Instead of mr president addressing the issue, he puts out a directive to get the DATABASE of people in order to link them to their cars-because of security (like that wud stop boko harm and poo). People love the idea because mr president is finally 'doing something' as regards the upsurge in bombing and civil terrorism.

Stop and ask yourselves, will this thing help curb terrorism?? Think before you answer and answer yourselves first before you post.
Ask yourselves again, what does compiling a database of people have to do with terrorism and solving the problem?? (i know a lot of smart asses in this place wud dole out rhetorics about how it would solve the problem, but they wud end up giving unnecessary details and fail to say how it can end terrorism swiftly).

First it was MTN registration, then the whole minimum Bank balance thing, now it's car registration. Why all the DATABASE business Il tell you why?
NEW WORLD ORDER, simple as pie. Nigeria is only trying to comply and fit in with the new order that is taking place in the world today.
For Nigeria to fit into the new system, everyone in Nigeria has to fit in, everyone has to be known so that everyone can be controlled.
This thing is taking root gradually in Nigeria. Your basic freedoms are being curbed to control you. Before you know, u won't be allowed to do somethings like make calls, withdraw money and drive your car without being harassed, if your details aren't with the government.
Where is this all leading to?? Il tell you.
666.
You are all being conditioned to accept the thing when it finally comes. When it eventually arrives, you wont be able to LIVE and EAT without the mark.
Think about this and wake up.
WAKE UP!!!!

norrisman:

How dumb are Nigerians that they will fall for any small shakara use of english words? Beacuse some lokito have heard database they are jumping for joy and giving the president kudos. Is there not already a database of cars registered in Nigeria? You know when you buy a car and you go an register it at the licensing office, do they not enter the records such as name, address and registration into a database or is Retardeen telling us they just record it in a 2B exercise book?