Nigeria: Lawmakers Criticise Biometric Identity Card Scheme

5 October 2011

LAWMAKERS and social communicators in Lagos State have criticised the decision of the Federal Government to spend N30 billion for biometric identity card scheme.

In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, the respondents called on the government to update the previous biometric data scheme conducted by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shortly before the 2011general elections.

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