Banky W, a Nigerian singer cum politician, says the insistence on enrolment for national identity number (NIN) despite the Covid-19 surge shows the “irresponsibility and recklessness” of the federal government.
Commenting on
the development in a Twitter thread on Friday, Banky W accused the federal
government of being “inconsiderate.”
The
39-year-old said it is unfortunate that the government would encourage crowded
queues at the various enrolment centres thereby putting the citizens at the
risk of contracting the deadly virus.
“@NCDCgov
@NigeriaGov @NGRPresident This is
completely responsible of us as a country, to insist on this mad scramble for
NIN numbers in the middle of COVID-19’s 2nd wave. People are dying. We should
be smarter/wiser/better than this for goodness sake,” he wrote.
“In the
middle of the pandemic, this is how our Nigerian Government has its citizens
queuing up to get their NIN numbers. Completely reckless, inconsiderate and
dangerous. Then tomorrow the NCDC will release covid infection rates and say
social distancing. This country sha. Kai.
“Can we take
more pictures & videos of NIN enrolment centers and post them to @NCDCgov
@NigeriaGov @NGRPresident.
“How they can
tell us to do social distancing on one hand and then use this NIN madness to
expose all of us to covid? We must embarrass them into doing the right thing.”
In the middle of the pandemic, this is how our Nigerian Government has its citizens queuing up to get their NIN numbers. Completely reckless, inconsiderate and dangerous. Then tomorrow the NCDC will release covid infection rates and say social distancing. This country sha. Kai. pic.twitter.com/QyeD6CCp3y
— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) January 22, 2021
Can we take more pictures & videos of NIN enrollment centers and post them to @NCDCgov @NigeriaGov @NGRPresident. How they can tell us to do social distancing on one hand and then use this NIN madness to expose all of us to covid? We must embarrass them into doing the right thing pic.twitter.com/eRFJsYJo8h
— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) January 22, 2021
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