Giving the disclosure at the palace of the Orodje of Okpe during the visit to the monarch on Tuesday, the NIMC boss while harping on the efficacy of the card, also disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has concluded plans to give loans and farming items to 300, 000 farmers in Delta State through its National Agricultural Payment Initiative, NAPI, in partnership with the commission.
According to her, though the federal government has not given nod for the use of the identity card for voting, the plan is to use the card which also serves as a Master Card, as the major means of identification for all Nigerians including for voting during elections.
“For the agricultural scheme, we are looking at enrolling 300, 000 farmers in Delta State to benefit from this scheme. Though we are in the early stage of the scheme, Delta State is among 15 states in the country selected for the programme,” she stated.
Earlier, the Orodje of Okpe, HRM Orhue 1, while applauding the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and NIMC for the support to farmers, promised to work with district heads in his kingdom to ensure that farmers register and benefit from the programme.
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This is exactly the right thing to do. The National Identity card should indeed serve as the Voter's Card. That is the case in Brazil, reputed to have perhaps the best voting system in the world.
ReplyDeleteWhere is the ID Card? I have been registered since 2014 yet have not received it. Several emails sent to NIMC remained in-answered.
ReplyDeleteMy brother, mine too. I went to where I registered for info. What I got was no response from those in charge. This country na ......
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