President John Dramani Mahama has justified the plans for a new SIM card re-registration exercise, characterising the previous process as ineffectual and lacking credibility.
During the Resetting Ghana tour in Sunyani, Bono Region, on Thursday, March 19, the president stated that the earlier registration exercise failed to yield meaningful results despite imposing challenges on the public.
This he noted was due to inadequate coordination between key institutions, specifically the Ministry of Communications and the National Identification Authority, which, in his opinion, compromised efforts to properly link SIM cards to verified national identity data.
‘If you recall, we were asked to re-register our SIM cards, and the process was very challenging. There was a disconnect between the authorities responsible, and in the end, it did not benefit Ghanaians. It was largely ineffective,’ he stated.
He added that the upcoming re-registration will be fully integrated with the Ghana Card to ensure proper identification of SIM card users.
He added that the new system will allow individuals to update their registration details without the need to queue at registration centres.
The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations Samuel Nartey George recently announced plans to roll out a new registration exercise.
According to the National Communications Authority, an audit of SIM registration data between 2021 and 2023 showed zero fingerprint matches when cross-checked with the national identity database, raising concerns about the integrity of the existing system.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
