Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says the Interior Ministry and the National Identification Authority (NIA) must endeavour to increase their registration centres and days to enable more Ghanaians to register for the Ghana Card.

The Ghana Card has become a crucial public document without which one cannot register his or her SIM Card.

If the proposed Electoral Commission constitutional instrument goes through, citizens cannot register to vote without the Ghana Card.

Responding to questions in Parliament, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful explained that whilst the National Identification Authority (NIA) is not under her ministry, she continues to urge the Interior Minister to act.

“We will continue to encourage them [Interior Ministry] to increase the number of registrations per day in the country,” she said.

She, however, stated that “the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation as part of the SIM registration exercise continues to collaborate with the National Identification Authority to enable seamless registration of SIM cards.”

She added that the Ministry of Interior is however the supervisory ministry of the NIA and not the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation and urged for the question of extension of days for Ghana Card registration to be extended to the Interior Ministry.

Source: MyJoyOnline