The ASSEMBLIES OF GOD NIGERIA IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AGIDMS) Project was borne out of the desire to provide solution to identity issues that some of our Ministers and members were facing in their day to day lives.
The use of identification Systems is needed within several systems. Many service oriented Governmental areas like National Registration, Immigration, Health, Election, Welfare and Pension systems are some examples. In all of these, the correct identification is becoming more and more important. The abuse of these systems by impostors is increasing and consequently, the costs as well.
The ASSEMBLIES OF GOD IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AGIDMS) is an Information Technology (IT) based solution which provides a cost effective and robust approach to efficient and effective means of capturing Data and Biometrics of all categories of Ministers, Staff of General Council and members of Assemblies of God Nigeria. After the image and biometric capturing exercise, the General Council will have a Central Digital Database of all her Ministers from where a uniform GENERAL COUNCIL ID CARD will be issued to all by the General Secretary. With this now, no District will have any other ID card for her Ministers. This will be like the Driver's License used in Nigeria which is Nationally issued. No State Government issues any other Drivers License. Same goes for International Passport.
Research was also done on other Identity Management Systems like the National Driving Licence Project, NIMC, International Passport, International Red Cross and the INEC Voters Card Registration. In all of the Identity Management Systems that was researched, a functional DATABASE in a DATA CENTRE is very key to the success of the ID System. It is from the existing Database that you can issue valid Identity Cards. This means that you give ID Cards to people you know.
The ID Cards being issued from all the Identity Management Systems is just about 10-15% of the Project components. The Executive Committee (EC), made up of our great and respected fathers, in their wisdom, approved the AGIDMS as a welcome development for the good of the Church in Nigeria and was implemented by the Board of Administration for implementation.
AGIDMS will produce the Ministers and General Council Staff Identity Card which will replace the current Fellowship Cards and all other form of Identification held by Ministers and Staff.
The New Identity Cards to be provided becomes the National Identity Cards for all the Ministers of Assemblies of God Nigeria, at a Unit Cost of Two thousand, five hundred Naira (N2,500.00) only
The ultra-modern AGIDMS Data Centre in General Council was commissioned on the 12th of November, 2019, by the former General Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Chidi Okoroafor, Ph.D. in a Ceremony attended by all the General Council Officers, Directors and Staff.