The National Identification Registry (NIR) says, it is preparing to expand its national identification system to make National ID services more accessible, particularly for economically disadvantaged citizens.
NIR Executive Director, Andrew Peters says, the proposed US$54.7 million concession agreement with OeSD International GmbH to support nationwide biometric enrollment, and modernize identification infrastructure is to reduce financial burden of obtaining the card.
Under the proposed system, citizens would have access to county-level, and mobile enrollment services, biometric registration, physical, and digital identification credentials, as well as enhanced cybersecurity, and data-protection measures.
The initiative also seeks to strengthen the link between national identification, and birth registration, to create reliable identity records for citizens from birth throughout their lifetime.
However, the NIR says, implementation of the proposed concession cannot begin until it receives the required legislative ratification, and fulfills all other legal conditions.
Meanwhile, Peters is to lead a high-level delegation to the southeastern counties under a special presidential directive.
The delegation will visit Nimba, Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Grand Kru, and Maryland counties to support the documentation of 140,600 Burkinabe.
The exercise is expected to form part of efforts to expand national identification coverage, and ensure that more Liberians have access to official identity documents.
