The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora,
says the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment may
be suspended due to large crowds which pose COVID-19
risks.
Mamora, who also a member of the Presidential Task Force on
COVID-19 said this on Monday during an interview on Channels
Television’s Sunrise Daily programme.
“Nobody feels good; I don’t feel good looking at the picture
where people are gathered in multitude. It’s like a super spreader
event which we don’t like. I’m also aware that the relevant
ministry which is the communications and digital economy is looking
at this.
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“My understanding is that the whole process may be suspended so
as to reorder the whole process in terms of management of the crowd
because it was never intended that it would become a rowdy process
like that. So, people may have to wait and be called at intervals
to go through the process,” he said.
office in Lagos, Alausa for NIN registration.
The Minister also urged the National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC) to re-order the enrolment process to avoid large
crowds at its centres nationwide.
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He said the government has a duty to ensure Nigerians are
protected at all times.
office in Katsina for NIN registration.
“We have a duty as government to ensure that people are
protected; we also have a duty to ensure people comply within the
limit of what is good for the society at large,” the health
minister said.
Dozens of people have continued to gather at NIMC offices across
the country to register for their National Identification Number
(NIN).
The crowd defied the surge in COVID-19 infections in the country
and struggle on long queues at NIMC offices in the nation’s
capital, Abuja, Lagos, Katsina, etc.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami
in reaction blamed Nigerians for flouting COVID-19 protocols while
participating in NIN registration.
He also claimed that it takes five minutes for each Nigerian to
complete the registration.
Abuja for NIN registration.
Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, Minister of State for Health, Monday
said that the ongoing registration and National Identification
Number enrolment may be suspended due to the rise in the number of
Covid-19 cases in the country.
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As at yesterday, 100,087 cases have been confirmed by the
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). 1358 are reported dead
since Coronavirus stormed Nigeria on February, 2020. Also, about
80,030 persons have been treated and discharged.
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On Sunday 10, 2021, NCDC confirmed 1,544 new infections of the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. This however is a wake-up
call to all Nigerian that Covid-19 is real.
In other to stem the spread, Mamora while playing host on
Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme today, said it would
be wise if NIN enrolment and registration is suspended.
“I don’t feel good looking at the picture where people are
gathered in multitude; it’s like a super-spreader event which we
don’t like. But I’m also aware that the relevant ministry which is
the communications and digital economy is looking at this.
“My understanding is that the whole process may be suspended so
as to reorder the whole process in terms of management of the crowd
because it was never intended that it would become a rowdy process
like that.
“We have a duty as government to ensure that people are
protected; we also have a duty to ensure people comply within the
limit of what is good for the society at large.”