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The Oyo State Government intends to register residents of the state and issue residency cards.
According to a source, the government has submitted to the House of Assembly, a bill to establish an agency that will register and manage residents data.
Tbe agency, Oyo State Resident Registration Agency, will be responsible for registering residents in all parts of the state, update the data and manage it for planning purposes.
Newspeakonline gathers that the bill is already up for second reading in the state legislative house.
The lawmaker explained that the agency will be responsible for registering residents in all parts of the state, adding that it would update the data and manage it for social planning, welfare and security purposes.