Governor of the western Nigerian state of Lagos, Babatunde Raji Fashola has flagged off the statewide registration of residents, estimated at 21 million.
With the flagging off of the exercise and the inauguration of the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency, LASRRA, the data and biometric details of all residents in Lagos State will be taken.
Flagging off the registration on Thursday at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Alausa, in Ikeja, the governor said no nation could survive without the means of planning for the populace, saying that the exercise, government would be able to formulate policies that would cater for the residents of the state.
“Any government that seeks the kind of efficiency that we seek, any Government that understands its primary purpose as we do, that we exist for the people and not otherwise; such a Government will pursue data collection and management as a critical infrastructure.
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Fashola added that government came up with the idea of registering residents of Lagos because it discovered many gaps as government did not know the actual number of residents it had to plan for, stressing that the residents registration exercise would be use to fill those gaps.
“For instance, we have data on the number of vehicle owners in the state but not all the residents of Lagos own cars. And we also know the number of the pupils in the public schools but not all of them attend school; all these showed that there is a gap required to be filled.
He said every individual must have a means of identification that showed that he or she resided in the state, adding that data collection and gathering had become the pole standard of any community that took planning seriously, stressing that government was determined to achieve result.
The governor emphasized that while the traditional methods might be useful in gathering such information, it was unarguable that accuracy was questionable as speed would become an issue, saying that “as we have seen in our attempt to try to enumerate people entitled to compensation within our State.
“In an information technology driven age, data collection, processing and management has become the gold standard and the most important currency that any community can seek to acquire.
General Manager, LASRRA, Ms. Olayinka Fashola, stated that the aim of the exercise was to assist government to provide adequate social amenities that would serve the people better, adding that “the exercise will assist government in roads rehabilitation, provision of more schools, power and other social amenities for the use of people.
This would also enable the government to serve the people better.”
She said that the agency had put together a mobile team that would move round to register the aged people and the handicaps, as it was compulsory for everybody to participate in the exercise. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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They should have done this 8 years ago
ReplyDeleteIntelligent man ride on! For fashola, there should even be a fourth term, he is has great vision.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the essence of claiming democracy in Nigeria when government do not know the citizens.This exercise is the federal government responsibility but not the state, state only responsible for any change of status. Thank you Fashola, maybe the sleeping uncle Jonah will wake up to know what the primary tasks of any government.
ReplyDeleteIt is never late. Gov, ride on....
ReplyDeleteYou rock Baba Fas,I will vote for you over and over again.God bless you and keep you in good health. You will live long and fulfill all your days.
ReplyDeleteAnother way of chopping money, the question we need to ask ourselves is this : what is the possibility of continuity for this scheme?
ReplyDeleteAnd why is this coming now when he his in second term?
How is this going to be of benefit to the citizen of Lagos state both short and long term?
How secure will the information secure be saved and not abused?
Will this be contracted out or will it be in house? Remember cost!
As much as I appreciate the good work of the Governor, the need to be objective in the way things are done rapidly need to emphasise without no proper consultation to the people concern.
Gov Fas,
ReplyDeleteDon't allow THEM to politicize this activity. COMPLETE people's data should be gotten in Excellent processes.
Good Statistics! Good State!
Is Lagos State a country? There's a National Population Commission whose duty is to count all Nigerians. There's a National Identity Management Commission whose duty is to issue identification cards to all Nigerians. What Lagos State is doing is illegal.
ReplyDeleteI am concerned about how these data will be handled.The Governmentshould be mindful of the need to secure these private data against falling into wrong hands
ReplyDeleteto show you how divided this country is, no hausa man living in Lagos will want to be registered.
ReplyDeletePLS GOVERNOR WE WIL REQUIRE HOLIDAY(S) FOR US TO PARTICIPATE. ITS A LAUDABLE PROGRAMME BUT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITHOUT A "TIME-OUT" FROM EVERYDAY HUSTLE AND BUSTLE.
ReplyDeleteAnther venture for today. By 2moro all the computers wld be stolen and converted for private use, go and asked JEGA & INEC. 9ja! A land of no continuinity.
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