THE National Identification Authority (NIA) will from tomorrow resume the distribution of Ghana Cards to people who have completed the registration process but are yet to be issued with their cards.
This follows the completion of the printing of the backlog of 541,529 cards in the NIA’s database.
This is pursuant to the promise made to Parliament to print the said cards in 11 days upon receipt of the blank cards.
The Director of Corporate Affairs of the NIA, Dr Abdul Ganiyu, said the cards would be dispatched to the regional and district offices for the exercise.
This will include all those who have been captured for the card at different NIA registration exercises, either through the mass registration exercise or at the various district offices.
Last Wednesday, the NIA in a press statement announced that it had completed the printing of the cards following the payment of GH¢100 million by the government to CalBank PLC to pave the way to clear the backlog which arose from the shortage of blank cards due to financial challenges.
“With focus, rigour and coherence in project management and implementation, NIA achieved this feat with a dedicated team of supervisors, assistant technical support officers and assistant technical enrolment officers drawn from its Headquarters, regional and districts offices.
“The printed cards, which are now being packaged, will be distributed to NIA’s regional and district offices nationwide from today, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, to Sunday, April 2, 2023, for issuance to registered applicants, and the cards will be available at the district or regional offices for collection from Wednesday, April 5, 2023,” the statement said.
Source: myghanadaily
