30m Nigerians registered for National ID – Aregbesola

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said on Tuesday that about 30 million Nigerians have so far registered for the National Identity Card.

Aregbesola stated this at a special Town Hall meeting on security in Katsina State.

He said: “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 phones, 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.”

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He said the Federal Government has established a Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management to rehabilitate victims of security challenges and give them support.

“This is the first time in the history of the country when such a ministry is being established,” the minister added.

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