By Dada Ahmed
As from the second quarter of 2021, all applicants of vehicle registration are expected to present their National Identification Number as a precondition for the registration of their vehicles.
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps’ Public Education Officer.
Oyeyemi said there would be no waiver for anyone, irrespective of status in the society, adding that the move was in full compliance with the directive of the
Federal Government on the harmonisation of citizens’ data.
Explaining the importance of this to the national security architecture, Oyeyemi emphasised that the exercise became very imperative inview of the critical role a harmonised database on citizens’ information would have on national development.
This, he said,would boost efforts in terms of resolving the challenges of identifying individuals to assist security agencies in data collation and speedy retrievals to address critical national security challenges.
The Corps marshal, therefore, advised members of the public who have not enrolled in the ongoing NIN registration at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to “make haste while the sun shines”, warning that the Corps would not register any vehicle whose owner is not captured in the NIMC database.
“Beginning from the second quarter of this year (2021), If you want to register your vehicle, it is going to be compulsory for you to provide your NIN. This is part of the security checks.
” So once you provide your NIN, it makes the matter easier and helps the government in national planning, critical decision making and also enhance adequate Intelligence gathering for security of lives and properties,” Oyeyemi added.
Kazeem, recalled that FRSC commenced compliance on the federal directive on the issue December 21, 2020 when the Corps Marshal mandated that all applicants for the National Driver’s Licence in Nigeria to present the National Identification Number (NIN) from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
He said this was compulsory before they could be captured for any class of the licences produced by the FRSC.