Yobe State governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has called on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to monitor its database while issuing National Identification Number (NIN) to citizens and legal residents to affirm their identity.
The governor made the call yesterday when he received the management team of NIMC as part of the activities to mark NIN Day 2025 at the Government House, Damaturu.
Governor Buni, who was represented by his deputy, Hon Idi Barde Gubana, stated that, the national identity number is a single, unique number that identifies persons for life, serving as the most authentic way to verify a person’s identity
He emphasised the need for full registration of legal residents so as to have an accurate Nigerian population and enable Nigerians to have access to essential services.
He also advised the management and staff to redouble their effort and ensure that Nigeria has an authentic and reliable registration database.
Buni pledged to support the commission with its logistics need to enable them to visit all the political wards to register people.
Also, speaking, the state coordinator National Identity Management Commission Yobe Office, Mr Zaman Yaksha told Governor Buni that, September 17, of every year has been set aside to celebrate and create awareness on the importance of national identification registration.
According to him, the celebration includes a road campaign to educate the public, especially at the grassroots level.
He said recently there were directives from Presidency that all Nigerians must be registered with NIMC irrespective of their age. .
He added that with the relative peace they have in Yobe, the commission is set to visit all the political wards in 17 local government areas.
He commended the full support given to the commission by Yobe State government in the discharge of its duty.
