The National Identification Authority (NIA), says it has been trying to engage former President John Mahama on his concerns with the registration and instant issuance of the Ghana Card
Mr. Mahama has criticized the decision not to accept Voters’ ID cards as proof of citizenship for those applying for the cards.
The NIA per the law backed by parliament, only accepts passports and birth certificates as proof of citizenship.
The Authority on Tuesday registered the two other living former presidents, John Kufuor and Jerry John Rawlings.
Despite Mr. Rawlings’ registration, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) remains opposed to the process.
NIA engages Rawlings, Kufuor on Ghana card
The Chief Executive Officer of the NIA, Prof. Ken Attafuah in a Citi News interview said, it had asked former presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Kufuor to register them as part of the early Ghana card registration process.
He added that the NIA will continue to register staff of other critical institutions as part of the early registration process.
“We had stakeholder engagements with President Rawlings and President Kufuor and today we’ve had the privilege of registering the two gallant men. We are in the process of registering Ghanaians and these two are very eminent Ghanaians. We are registering other Ghanaians today. We are at the premises of the audit service, judicial service, immigration, prisons fire service and several other places. We are determined to stay focused and to continue with discharging our statutory mandate.”
Although Mr. Mahama has assured that the NDC will do everything possible to have the identification scope expanded, Prof. Ken Attafuah said his outfit has made “reasonable efforts to reach out to [Mr. Mahama] in order that we will have stakeholder engagements.”
“Our contacts with Bawa Mogtari [Mr. Mahama’s aide], since last year, have been good. She has indicated that she will revert to us as soon as she is able to get a date. We are looking forward to an opportunity,” Prof. Attafuah stated.
Minority MPs have already boycotted the Ghana Card registration process over the contentions.
The Minority has said over 20 million Ghanaians will be disenfranchised because of the limitations on the proof of citizenship.
It is currently backing a lawsuit challenging the NIA’s basis for only accepting passports and birth certificates to establish citizenship.
The government has told Parliament it will not compromise on its laid-down procedure for the registration.
In the government’s presentation to Parliament, it indicated that the only alternative in the absence of passports and birth certificates will remain the swearing of affidavits.
Over 2, 700 personnel are being trained by the Judiciary to administer oaths and certify Ghanaians without the required identification.
Source: citinewsroom.com
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@Daily lies, but John Ford Mahama us the super Kanadzoe bribe taker, he took it ffiilifiili! there is a difference between taking it and somebody using your name. Manasseh Azure didn't get money from anyone to investigate anybody, he didn't cover his face neither painted his body ,he went straight to Kanadzoe interviewed the guy and he said the truth. Manasseh didn't induce anybody to get what he showed to the world unlike Anas, who directed what his supposed victims have to do. Who Watches the Watchman is coming on "LIVE" Anything that the evil people will plan against God's people ,there is a way to expose them. Ndc and Anas have been exposed. It will continue like this until ndc is no more and NDP takes over.Rawlings has registered, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has also registered and Mahama the failure who joined ndc through Hudu Yahya can refuse and who cares? who cares? after all he has destroyed ndc and ndc is not coming back until the rightful owners get their party back. A tenant can never drive away the Landlord, it is the other way round.
The card is a multipurpose one, without it you can't access several services. No way for that ECOWAS voter ID, Ghana card is above voting...
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Listen to yourself...... How many Ghanaians will have the chance of acquiring a passport? How many Ghanaians especially those living in your far away forsaken village in the forest, will have birth certificates? Lastly, how many of them will have the many and let alone bother themselves to go and swear an affidavit? Please put on your thinking cap and take off your political blindness!!!
NIA must ignore this Kanazoe ford bribe taker.... He is not credible. Even Rawlings referred to him as a rogue...... What happens to those Ghanaians who are under 18 years who do not have voters ID? Some of these NDC people are nation wreckers. This national ID will lead to the demise of the NDC......