The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has lamented that only 30 million Nigerians have so far registered for the National Identity Card.
Aregbesola made the disclosure while responding to questions during a special Town Hall meeting on security in Katsina State on Tuesday.
“30 million Nigerians registered for the National ID cards project.
“I urge Nigerians to respond to this call for proper identification.
“People who have access to mobile phone, their identity should be documented for monitoring.
“Because people are reluctant to go and register for national ID cards, the result is what we are seeing now on insecurity, hence the need for Nigerians to intensify efforts toward reversing the trend,” he said.
The minister also said that the Federal Government has established a Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management to rehabilitate victims of insecurity challenges and bring support to them.
“That has been the first time in the…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
