In the midst of a deadly coronavirus pandemic, President Buhari’s government is asking Nigerians to link their subscriber identification module (SIM) with the National Identity Number (NIN), thereby putting the people of Nigeria in a chaotic situation. Viewers Corner News correspondent in Lagos (Nigeria) who visited some National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) centres where registration of National Identity Number (NIN) are taking place said that it is not something any government who wants the betterment of her citizens would do at this time. If Nigerian government wants to pursue such policy, it should not be carried out at this period of a deadly pandemic (coronavirus). Look at the huge crowd gathering at various NIMC centers across Nigeria for NIN registration, majority of them wear no mask. Somehow linking of subscriber identification module (SIM) with the National Identity Number (NIN) has no bearing to the growth of the economy which led Viewers Corner News team to revisit our earlier position of incompetence in President Buhari’s system of governance. Those advising President Buhari on certain issues have no idea of what governance is all about and that is why the country (Nigeria) is not moving forward. Lots of incompetent people are working in President Buhari’s government and making decisions for the people of Nigeria. Again, if you look at the crowd waiting for NIN registration at NIMC centers across Nigeria, you can never find any politician or those highly connected there but during elections/campaigns, they would come with little handouts, talking nicely to convince the ordinary people of the country who they do not care about to vote for them and at the end, they would return to their usual selves. Time has come for the people of Nigeria to know that these old politicians holding on to power in Nigeria are manipulating the people of the country to enrich themselves. President Buhari’s government should have waited for covid19 pandemic to be over before calling out Nigerians to link their SIM with NIN or register for NIN. It is very dangerous now to ask Nigerians to come out for this exercise. Based on this, Viewers Corner News team is appealing to the federal government of Nigeria to suspend this exercise of NIN registration or linking of SIM with NIN until the covid19 pandemic is over. Save the lives of the people of Nigeria by suspending this exercise. All over the world, people are avoiding gatherings of any sort because of fear of the unknown. Nigeria should not be an exception.
Source: Viewers Corner News.