The Communications Committee of Parliament is scheduled to meet with Ken Attafuah, the Director-General of the National Identification Authority (NIA), later today [Wednesday] to receive answers on the ongoing Ghana card registration drive.
Chaos and long lines have plagued the deployment of a mass registration and issuing of the Ghana Card across the country.
The inconvenience has been exacerbated by the requirement to register SIM cards using the Ghana card, which expires on March 31, 2022.
After viewing certain registration centers, Ranking Member of the Communications Committee, A.B.A Fuseini, stated that the Authority will be held accountable for 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 Attafuah 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.
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The NIA has recently added new registration points for the Ghana Card.
The points include the 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.
“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.
According to the statement, these registration points will be open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, from Monday to Friday.
They will operate alongside NIA’s 276 District and 16 Regional offices.
The NIA has also said it is hoping that the SIM re-registration exercise will be extended.
