National ID Card becomes outdated as Federal Government introduces Digital ID Card

 

According to words coming from Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, Nigeria won't continue with the production of plastic National ID. He stated that citizens of the country will start making use of Digital ID card which will involve DNA samples. 

In her words;

“The card is just for convenience. The real thing is the number you have, with that number you are on the databank, everything about you is there. We are just upgrading it such that your DNA too will be there very soon.

Even if you are in a car, I will know if you are the one in the car with your DNA, it’s already captured. You are already captured, you cannot run away anymore”

The minister of communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Pantami also came up to say that Nigeria would not be producing plastic cards, and rather focusing more on digital cards production. 

In his words;

“What the chairman is saying now is that we are no more talking about cards, the world has gone digital, so that card is no more. Our priority now is digital ID; it will be attached to your database wherever you are.

So if you can memorize it by heart, wherever you go that central database domiciled with NIMC will be able to provide the number and every of your data will be provided.

Now, our focus is no longer on producing cards, that card is only for record but what is important is that the digital ID and if you notice we have started using the digital ID on international passport. Once you have the digital ID but not the card, we are 100 percent done with you.”