The Edo Resident Identity Card project will provide data to enhance the planning and implementation of government programmes and projects. It will also ensure equitable distribution of services to all communities in the state, the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said.
Obaseki, while speaking to journalists in Benin City, noted that with the data collated through the project, the government will be able to fast-track the delivery of programmes across health, education, and other social services to the people.
He said: “We are currently rolling out the Edo Resident Identity Card, which will provide data of citizens to make it easier for government to plan and provide services across the state.
“With the card, which is linked to the national identity card, not only will we have data on residents and their core demographics, we will also be able to fast-track delivery of programmes across health, education, and other social services to the people.”
This is contained in a statement by Crusoe Osagie, Special Assistant to the Governor on Media Projects. Reinstating the government’s commitment to placing Edo on the path of sustainable growth and development, the governor said: “The preparation of the Edo State 30-year development plan, Benin Urban Plan, and Edo Regional Plans are progressing well.
“I implore citizens to cooperate with the enumerators, who we are sending out to obtain information and data, which we require to finalize these master plans. We have also set up a New Town Development Agency to plan and lay out several new towns across the state. In all of these projects, there will be extensive stakeholder consultations and engagements.”
MEANWHILE, Obaseki has said his government will continue to support the visually impaired and other persons with disabilities in the state, providing them with the resources and environment to thrive and live life to the fullest.
Obaseki gave the assurance in commemoration of the 2023 World Braille Day, marked by the United Nations and its sister agencies with the theme, “Reaching blind and visually impaired persons.”
The governor, while reaffirming the state government’s commitment to building a more inclusive and equitable society for all Edo citizens, charged young people to leverage their potential to develop more assistive technologies to improve access and enhance the quality of lives of persons with disabilities.”
Charging youths on innovative technologies to improve access and the quality of life of the visually impaired and others with disabilities, Obaseki noted: “As the next generation of leaders and innovators, it is up to you, the youths, to harness the power of technology and use it to improve the lives of those around you, including the visually impaired and others with disabilities.
