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By Lukman Olabiyi
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has re-launched the state’s resident identity card with smart features, better known as LAG smart ID Card.
The governor said the move demonstrates his administration’s commitment to the Smart City vision, which seeks to integrate and embed cutting-edge technology into daily lives and daily interaction with government and public services.
While unveiling the card in Ikeja, yesterday, Sanwo-Olu said the project was going on simultaneously across the five divisions of the state – Ikorodu, Badagry, Ikeja , Lagos Island and Epe (IBILE). He said the target was to produce 10 million card to subscribers before the end of the year.
He commended Lagosians for their commitments to ensure a greater Lagos agenda.
“Today’s relaunch is borne out of the need to embrace change and align with global best practices. What we are doing is upgrading the Lagos State Residents Card from an ordinary plastic card, meant only for identification purposes, to a ‘Smart’, multi-purpose card that combines biometric identification with other functionalities and benefits, that cuts across areas such as security, financial services, mobility and access to government services and amenities.
“This ‘Smart’ Resident Card will help address the issues surrounding the identification and traceability of Lagos residents, and ultimately help inform government’s planning and provision of services designed to secure lives and property,” Sanwo-Olu said.
Special Adviser to the Governor, Innovation and Technology, Tunbosun Alake, said the relaunch of the card was a landmark event, and it would catalysed the state economy through technology as Lagos required a robust identification system that is highly secured to ensure cyber security among other features.
General Manager of LASRRA, Ibilola Kasunmu, said the new card, first of its kind in Africa, is embedded with more features and functionalities to offer the holders wider and faster access to services provided by the State Government and that the agency would continue to partner stakeholders to enhance the lives of Lagosians.
