Lagos Don Automate Di Process To Issue Indigeneship Certificate

Di Lagos State Government, through di Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, don launch di Lagos State Indigeneship Automated Certificate on Thursday for Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, under di theme ‘Lagos State Indigeneship Certificate Automation: A Step Towards Modernisation.’ Di Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Olugbenga Oyerinde, wey Dr Funmilayo Sokunbi represent, talk say di automated indigeneship certificate go make am easy for indigenous Lagos residents to access services for di state and bring lasting benefits for generations of Lagos indigenes while e go still attract investors. Di Permanent Secretary, Sesan Ogundeko, represented by Olawale Abdullah, add say issuing indigeneship certificate na one of dia major responsibilities for development planning, and di new automated system go also help identify indigenous Lagos students for higher institutions and secondary schools nationwide, as di streamlined registration process don start fully.

Chairman of di House Committee on Special Duties, Olawale Ade-Sulaiman, talk say many Lagos indigenes no sabi dia ancestral home again, and dis automated certificate go help government identify who truly be real Lagosians. Qista Technologies, di partners behind di technology, describe di initiative as a digital platform to verify authentic indigenes with bar code verification and strong security features. Dem talk say many education systems no dey automated, and fake certificates full everywhere, but dis new system go carry barcode for di back of each certificate, make am unique, transparent and easy to confirm even with mobile phone, as e go improve trust and identification across di state.