Samuel Nartey George, the Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Communications Committee, has accused the NDC of using a quota system to target NDC areas for the Ghana Card Registration exercise.
According to him, as few as 15 people are registered daily in NDC areas, whereas the process is seamless in NPP areas.
Samuel Nartey George, speaking to Citi News, expressed concern about the situation.
“A quota system has been implemented in many districts, and the majority of these are done in districts where we have NDC MPs.” So they only do 15 registrations per day. So you have between 100 and 200 people show up at the district offices and are told that only 15 will be processed, while the rest will be ignored.
“This is not happening in my constituency alone, we have had other NDC MPs complain over the same.”
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Meanwhile, the NIA has denied the accusation by the Ningo Prampram MP and explained that the quota system is being carried out all over the country.
Head of Corporate Affairs at the NIA Abudu Abdul Ganiyu in a Citi News interview said “yes, there is some form of quota and that is not peculiar to constituencies. Secondly, whatever quota it is will depend on the district, and that is largely due to the number of people visiting the district on a daily basis.”
“The quota was introduced because, after mass registration, there were some cards that we could not print. We have had to print those cards, and they are now in backlog and have to be issued. The same officers issuing backlog cards are conducting new registrations. The quota system was just our way of easing the pressure and ensuring a smooth process.”
Many Ghanaians are currently registering for the Ghana Card as it slowly becomes the most important form of identification in the country.
