By Chioma Obinagwam
In a bid to achieve its mandate of establishing, owning, operating, maintaining and managing the National Identity Database in Nigeria, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the members of the House of Representatives Committee on National Population has held a retreat to strengthen their working relationship.
Confiance News gathered from the official X handle of the Commission on Saturday.
The retreat, which tagged: “Identity Management and Legislative Oversight” was aimed to seek areas of collaboration towards the achievement of the Commission’s mandate and foster a harmonious working relationship.
Speaking at the retreat, the NIMC Director General, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote says that the retreat, amongst many, aims at re-acquainting the committee members with the activities of the Commission as well as its mandate and mission. She emphasised that the retreat will provide the needed environment for the lawmakers and the management of the commission to identify possible areas of collaboration and build a harmonious working relationship towards the success of digital identity in Nigeria.
Commenting on the retreat focus, the House of Representatives Committee on Population Chairman, Honourable Okunjimi Odimayo, commended the NIMC DG and her team for their effort at raising the Commission’s profile within a short period since her resumption of office. He pledged that the Committee will give maximum support to NIMC to ensure it achieves its mandate.
The retreat had in attendance members of the House of Representatives Committee on Population and management staff of the National Identity Management Commission.
Confiance News recalls that imperatives of the collaboration between the NIMC and the National Population Commission (NPC)— a government agency which oversees population data of the country and adjudicated by the Committee, cannot be overemphasized because of their role in the collation of foundational identities of citizens of the country.
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