The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the ongoing Edo State Residency Card scheme will enable the state government plan effectively in delivering education, healthcare and other critical services to the people.
He disclosed this at the 2023 ID4Africa Augmented General Meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme, ‘Digital Identity as Public Infrastructure.’
According to him, “To enable my administration plan effectively for education, healthcare and other key services provided by the government, we need data. Gathering the data starts with identity – knowing who and where our Edo residents are.”
The governor in 2022 launched the Edo State Residency Identity Card, with a target to issue one million cards to citizens before the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Residency Card which is linked to the National Identity Card under the NIMC scheme will enable the state government to collect data of reside
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