The government of Ondo State has begun the implementation of its data collation initiative, the smart card, otherwise known as Kaadi Igbeayo in schools as pupils resume for a new session this week.
As part of strategy to ensure that residents comply with government’s directive to obtain the residency cards, school authorities in the state have been ordered to request pupils to present photocopies of their parents’ cards on resumption.
A statement from the state government said a meeting was held with the heads of primary and secondary schools in the state instructing them to collect photocopies of the residency cards of their pupils’ parents as they resume for a new session.
Consequently, all parents and guardians who are yet to collect their cards have been advised to do so before the resumption of schools.
The statement also quoted the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, as saying a meeting was held with members of the state chapter of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools on the relevance of the cards, Punch reports.
The commissioner added that there was a sensitisation and enlightenment programme after the meeting to deepen the importance of the cards to fulfil the governor’s promise during his inauguration in 2009 to provide efficient service delivery to the people of the state using accurate data of every resident.