Addressing the first batch of the newly revalidated Front End Partners in Abuja, Coker-Odusote said the exercise is geared towards improving the enrolment process and addressing outstanding debts owed to the Front-End Partners.
She said the infractions observed in the system have been linked to the Front-End Partners.
She said:
“Please be advised that the revalidation exercise is being implemented in phases. This is just the first and not the last. Let me use this medium to remind you all that NIN enrolment is free of charge in Nigeria. My administration has zero tolerance for corruption. We shall therefore not spare anyone found perpetrating corrupt practices or any other form of infractions.”
The DG added that the revalidation process ensured that the FEPs were adhering to the strictest data security regulations.
She noted:
“Don’t forget that I inherited huge debts owed FEPs for over two years. Some of the invoices and claims were questionable, requiring proper auditing. The rot in the process and system left me with no option but to take deliberate steps toward sanitising the enrollment process.
“And to this end, I directed that NIN enrolment activities at all FEP centres be suspended temporarily, pending the outcome of a revalidation exercise.”
Notably, NIMC declared in October that its licenses as third-party agents were being invalidated.
The commission declared at the time that all current partners had to go through the process, which was meant to guarantee adherence to the most recent protocols and standards.
