In many Developed countries, citizens are required to register their place of residence with the relevant authorities, who use the information for the planning and delivery of state services and to contact people. There are also other forms of population registration that indirectly but decisively determine to what extent persons enjoy certain basic rights, including mechanisms for the registration of such life events as birth, death and marriage. This information can determine a person’s eligibility to vote, to access education and health care, and to receive social services or a pension.

In developed States where a population-registration system does exist, it can be a means towards achieving the implementation of fundamental commitments and international standards in three distinct areas: rule of law, the right to vote and the right to freedom of movement (particularly with respect to the choice of a place of residence).

Although there is no truly efficient  population registration in the Nigeria and particularly in any south eastern Nigeria, This has led to people from different states claiming properties of South easterners. BCIS is intended to serve as one of the cornerstones of modern administration, facilitating democratic governance and the upholding of fundamental civil and political rights.

With its  establishment in Southern Nigeria, We hope it will  provide assistance on voter and population-registration issues to participating

States. Participating States have will use this system for technical advice and support in modernizing their population registers, especially in response to recommendations on voter registration made by Election Observation Missions.