[image error]the Nigeria National ID Card specimen from the internet

Personally, without missing or mixing words, it is yet another showmanship of total incompetency on the part of the Federal Government of Nigeria. I refuse to believe and accept the fact that at this stage and point of technological advancement, the Federal Government under the leadership administration of Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan including all his appointed, elected and selected personnel in offices are outsourcing issues of National interest to a nation like the United States who in their own capacity perceive all third world countries as ‘underdogs’. Please, don’t misunderstand me. I have respect for the United States.
Before I continue further with the business of the day, as I have always done anytime I am writing on any sensitive subject(s), I am seizing this opportunity via this platform to tender to all concern my apologies if this article would in any way get anyone angry. From my heart of heart, I am sincerely very sorry.
Why I would not be wrong saying without fear or favourthat thank the universe ‘man is not God as no individual or groups including nation holds monopoly to knowledge’ if not … as the front page headline Concerns over MasterCard’s role in National ID Card Scheme of Monday 28 April 2014 of BusinessDay Newspaper is literary rubbing mud on the faces of Nigerians especially the following corporations – Interswitch, e-transact among others that have been on the frontline of ensuring fast, safe and easy financial transactions both online and offline.
At this juncture, I want to use this platform to humbly ask the Executive Director of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Scheme (NIBSS) in the person of Christabel Onyejekwe to honourablyresign. Christabel Onyejekwe is the typical representation of the proverbial saying of having square pegs in round holes. I stand to be corrected that if Christabel Onyejekwe sees nothing wrong with MasterCard International handles the National ID Project of Nigeria, how about some international person coming to handle Christabel Onyejekwe personal and family affairs?
In the thirteen paragraph, the writer Ben Uzor Jr. did ask a very key and sensitive question. Can the United States award such contract to a Nigerian firm? Yes, the truth must be told at all time. Can the United States award contract of National Interest to Nigeria?
If the Federal Government of Nigeria can’t promote its own made in Nigeria, then the centenary jamboree is as good as meaningless and the whole campaigns in the media (online and offline) should stop.
 
The National ID Scheme is a Nigerian project. No nation including the United States knows Nigeria better than Nigerians. Let us not rule out the fact that there will be the usual Nigerian factor which is obtainable everywhere and anywhere including the so called United States as the greatest room for improvement is the room of sincere self-assessments.
I am not interested in whatever any orator include diplomat from either the Federal Government of Nigeria or any international agencies / embassies want to say about the National ID Card Scheme and MasterCard getting involved. The era of ambiguous vocabulary is irrelevant, simplicity is key as diplomacy is the ability not to lie and also the ability not to tell the truth.
[image error]National ID Card Specimen from the Internet with MasterCard logo What are the thirteen applications as sited in Ben Uzor’s are? Interswitch, e-transact, verve amongst others having being providing the safety, convenience and reliability as quoted in the write up. What other safety and reliability measures MasterCard want to introduce to a Nigerian project that Nigerian owned online providing transaction institutions can’t provide?
Listen Mr. Minister or National ID Card Scheme Project Director. Nigerians can’t be easily swing or taken for granted. Award the National ID Card Scheme to Nigerian owned firm.
Thank you.