Bassar:A delegation led by the prefect of Bassar, Lt-Col Asiah Hodabalo, toured the four communes of the Bassar prefecture on Friday, November 6, to ensure the smooth progress of the biometric registration operation.
According to Agence Togolaise de Presse, the prefect was accompanied by agents and technicians from the National Identification Agency (ANID), the National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED)-Kara, and various service heads. The purpose of the visit was not only to monitor the registration process but also to gather information on the challenges faced by the agents. The prefect emphasized the importance of awareness and finding suitable solutions for a comprehensive registration effort in the prefecture.
The delegation visited several locations, including the Public Primary School (EPP) Bangéli in Commune Bassar 2, the Peripheral Health Unit (USP) Sanda-Afohou Bassar 4, EPP Kabou-centre Bassar 3, EPP Binaparba, and EPP central in Commune Bassar 1. During these visits, the prefect encouraged the registrars and technical team to continue their efforts to ensure the success of the operation.
Challenges highlighted by the registrars included insufficient registration equipment in some centers and reluctance among youth to participate, with mainly elderly people and students registering. In some areas, there was low turnout, and the population did not participate en masse.
The prefect stressed the primary goal of the operation, urging a warm welcome for agents to ensure the mission's success in the prefecture. He called for prioritizing people with disabilities, ensuring their prompt registration and courteous treatment. Lt-Col Hodabalo urged communal actors, traditional leaders, and service heads to mobilize and raise awareness, especially on market days, to achieve the intended objectives. He also asked traditional chiefs to spread information more widely.
The mission leader in Kozah, Bleoussi Joseph, encouraged the agents to remain committed and expressed satisfaction with the operation's progress, assuring that the raised issues would be addressed. This operation, managed by ANID with technical support from INSEED, enables every Togolese citizen to obtain an e-ID card for accessing public and financial services.