Oyo collaborates with NIMC, NASSCO on social register accuracy
Prof Musbau Babatunde
Oyo collaborates with NIMC, NASSCO on social register accuracy
The Oyo State government has come to terms with the National Identity Management Commission and the National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office, to enhance the accuracy of the National Social Register.
The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof Musbau Babatunde, stated this in Oyo town on Tuesday at a three-day step-down training for field personnel.
According to him, the initiative which commenced on Thursday, aims at improving social intervention programmes in Oyo State.
He explained that the field personnel will conduct an update on the Social Register, as the government plans to leverage the National Identification Number for efficient delivery of intervention programmes.
Babatunde who spoke through the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry, Mr Julius Ayanleke, stated that President Bola Tinubu directed all Cash Transfer Recipient Households to have the National Identification Number, and that beneficiaries must be selected from the National Social Register of the Poor and Vulnerable.
“The register would allow a unique identity to be assigned to beneficiaries in order to ensure social inclusion and transparency,” Babatunde said.
“The main objective of the training is to educate participants on the processes and procedures of Household Update and NIN Integration, introducing them to their roles and responsibilities during the conduct of the exercise,” he added.
He appreciated Governor ‘Seyi Makinde for funding the Community Based Targeting exercise in the state, aimed at expanding the State Social Register, while charging the participants to contribute their own quota towards alleviating poverty in the state.
In his remarks, the Zonal Targeting Officer, NASSCO, Mr Lawal Malik who spoke on behalf of the National Programme Manager, stated that the State Social Register plays a vital role in Social Safety Nets programmmes, serving as a Single unified database for targeting beneficiaries of social interventions.
He said the integration of NIN with the SSR will enhance the accuracy and efficiency of targeting mechanisms, and ensuring that the most vulnerable households receive the needed support.
The State Coordinator, NIMC, Mr Paul Popoola, stressed the impact of data harmonisation for tracking interventions.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Acting Coordinator, Oyo State Operation Coordinating Unit, Mr Ismail Salami, said the State Social Register would play a vital role in social safety-net programmes.
