The Communications Committee of Parliament is scheduled to meet with Ken Attafuah, Director General of the National Identification Authority (NIA), later today [Wednesday] to get answers about the ongoing Ghana card registration exercise.
The nationwide rollout of mass registration and issuance of the Ghana Card has been marred by chaos and long queues.
The inconvenience has been exacerbated by the requirement to use the Ghana card for SIM card registration, which expires on March 31, 2022.
After touring some registration centers, Ranking Member on the Communications Committee, A.B.A Fuseini stated that they will demand accountability from the authority on the exercise.
“From the issues of congestion to the payment of fees and caps that are being retained, we are meeting the Director-General of the NIA, Ken Atafuah in Parliament, and you can be sure that our coming here will inform us about the issues that we will put to him to ensure that the right thing is done and the processes leading to every Ghanaian accessing and getting the card will be available to all,” he said.
The NIA has recently added new Ghana Card registration points.
Accra Sports Stadium, El-Wak Sports Stadium, Kumasi Sports Stadium, the Ghana National Fire Service Regional Office in Cape Coast, and the Tamale Sports Stadium are among the locations.
“Apart from the El-Wak Sports Stadium, which will operate as a Premium Center, registration at all the other locations is free,” NIA announced in a statement.
These registration points, according to the statement, will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
They will work in tandem with the NIA’s 276 District and 16 Regional offices.
The NIA has also stated that it hopes the SIM re-registration process will be extended.
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SOURCE: CITINEWS
