The Ghana Identification Authority (NIA) has commenced issuance of the Ghana card in the Eastern Region and other parts of the country.
The exercise which took off on the June 10, 2020 became controversial in the region for its failure to shutdown registration amidst the spread of the coronavirus.
The NIA will now begin registering Ghanaians in the region from June 18 -27, 2020 after it suspended it activities on March 21, 2020.
The exercise is expected to be replicated across 5,635 other centres and has been scheduled to end on June 18, 2020.
According to a release from the authority, the exercise will enable approximately 3,934,073 Ghanaians who could not receive their cards during the mass registration exercise to do so.
“The cards are being issued to Ghanaians at the same centres where they registered during the mass registration exercise. Nearly 800,000 Ghanaians have received the Ghana Card since the exercise began last Wednesday.” the statement read.
It continued “All persons who registered but have not received their Ghana Cards are requested to go to the registration centre where they registered to pick up their card.
To receive the card, a Ghanaian must present the registration application form, the print out or receipt given at the time of registration, or provide other relevant information to be cross-checked against his/her
photograph and personal details contained in a Registration Centre Album.”
By the end of the exercise on June 18, 2020, over 11million Ghanaians are expected to possess the Ghana Card which can be used for social, economic and political purposes.
Out of that number, a total of 10,295,578 Ghanaian holders would be aged 18 years and over.
