By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo
The National Identification Management Commission NIMC in Taraba State, on Tuesday says indeguate facility has cripled their operations across the state.
The commission appeals to the Taraba state government to assist them with more facilities to enable them carry out their duty effectively.
The state Coordinator of the Commission, Mr. Moses Mamidu made the plea while fielding questions from journalists in Jalingo.
Mamidu who spoke through the (NIMC) State Media Officer, Mr. Ololo Kingsley said the exercise is moving at a slow pace due to indeguate facility and fund.
According to him, the commission have only 11 functional computer systems across the 16 LGAs of the state, pointed out that the Head office in Jalingo has only 2 functional computer systems which are being used to attend to over 500 people.
” The challenges we are facing are enormous and lack of adequate facilities and fund is our major challenge, imagine for the whole Taraba state we only have 11 functional computer systems and only 2 are functioning here in the Headquarters.
“So Taraba state government needs to come in and assist us with an additional facility like it’s been done in other states, because it is it citizens that we are serving so that it will ease our work and reduce the difficulties people are facing”. Kingsley added.
He said so far, they had received a total of 24,600 cards across the state, out of which they have activated and distributed 15,200 cards to the people.
He appeal to Taraba State Government to assist the Commission with Computers and Funds to enable it carry out it’s duties effectively.
On the allegation that some staff of the Commission are extorting people, the spokesperson explained that he may not denie because he too heard about it but emphasized that the commission does not entertained any form of extortion and they don’t collect any payment in cash.
“Let me telling you, people do come here claiming to be our staff and be deceiving people that they will assist them to get their cards quickly and last year we were able to arrest one person who were extorting people in that regards .” Kingsley stated.
Our Correspondent in an interview with some people bear their minds:
Madam Mercy Ayuba and Madam Hajara Adamu expressed dissatisfaction with the process, saying it is moving at a slow pace and urged NIMC to provide an additional centres within the state capital to reduce the difficulties people are facing.
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