By Chidimma Onwuka

The House of Representatives has mandated its committees on population and anti-corruption to investigate the delay in the release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date.

The committees are to invite the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, and the Director-General of the National Identity Card Management Commission, Abisoye Coker Odusote.

The House noted that the National Identity Card Management Commission (NIMC) as established by law is charged with the responsibility of collecting, managing, and controlling citizen data for effective economic planning and developmental growth, but the reverse has been the case in Nigeria.