A civil society, Citizen Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has urged the Federal Government to properly fund the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for effective planning.
The Executive Director of CASER, Frank Tietie, said that the financial support was needed, noting that beyond the management of identity and helping security agencies with data, the commission could help in specific and accurate policy implementation.
He said: “As an advocacy organisation, we are driven by our social responsibilities to support government agencies for the purpose of achieving fundamental objectives of government policies.
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“We have emphasised the role of NIMC to development and in the improvement of living standards of Nigerians.
“We believe that if NIMC will be able to carry out its functions and giving the needed financial support, it will be easier to have data for the purpose of economic planning and lives will be better for Nigerian citizens.”
Tietie explained that lack of data was responsible for the basic problems of the country as it affected the social and financial inclusion of the citizenry.