•Governor Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) yesterday said it has so far captured the data of over six million residents of the state.
Its General Manager, Mrs. Bilikis Adebiyi-Abiola, who spoke with reporters in her office yesterday, advised those who have registered to get the updated version of the card, and urged those yet to be captured to do so at the nearest local government offices close to them at no cost.
She said having reached six million and still growing, she announced the introduction of the new 2.0 smart identification is to take a step further to put benefits on the card to make life easier for residents of the state.
“The card is a smart card. It comes with a chip. It comes with a wallet account currently residing with Sterling and still open to other banks to partner with.
“The introduction of the new Lagos Resident 2.0 Smart Card has demonstrated commitment of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the attainment of the Smart City vision,” she said.
She said the upgrade of LASRRA’s technology from 1.0 to 2.0 was borne out of the need to embrace change. The upgrade of the IT infrastructure and the introduction of the Smart Multipurpose Card, which is the end product of 2.0, is to align with global best practices.
She said the goal of LASRRA was to ensure proper citizen identification.
The 2.0 smart card according to her, can serve 28 different benefits which include its ability to be used as an identification card, to provide user a wallet that can be used in the banking system, adding that it can also be used to access all transportation within Lagos State and many other features.
Adebiyi-Abiola, who recalled the reasons why LASRRA was created, emphasized the significance of effective and realistic planning for the provision of social services and amenities for the Lagos residents.
Speaking further, she said the upgrade of LASRRA’s technology from 1.0 to 2.0 was to upgrade the IT infrastructure and the introduction of the Smart Multipurpose Card that has many functions that will align with global best practices.
“The new smart card which combines biometric identification with other functionalities and benefits that cut across some vital issues, such as security, financial services, mobility and access to other government services and amenities, was introduced to ease government’s e-services,” adding that ministries, departments agencies (MDAs) can partner with the initiative through integration and collaboration together to provide the very best in attaining the smart city.
The General Manager urged residents to pick up their cards once they have been sent an SMS message that the LAG-ID card has been produced and is ready for collection at their various LCDA. Up to 200,000 cards are yet to be collected, she said urging the owners to go and pick them.
The GM also advised residents to check for the status of their registration and LAG-ID card by dialing the short USSD code that has just been generated by the Agency which is *3478*641# which should be sent via the phone number used for registration and ‘your status will be stated’.
She said for anyone to qualify to register as a resident, the person must present his/her permanent voter’s card and any means of identity and must reside in Lagos.
