Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu a leading member of the Concerned Mobile Network Subscribers, Ras Mubarak, says the extension of government’s sim reregistration is a clear example of a much ado about nothing situation.
This comment by Ras Mubarak follows the extension of the sim card reregistration.
The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has extended the deadline for the re-registration of SIM cards across the country to 31st July, 2022.
A statement signed by the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu on Tuesday, explained that the new directive was reached after the ministry took note of the challenges which have characterized the process since it began in October last year.
“As at 17th March, 14,091,542 SIM Cards have been linked to the Ghana Card, 10,348,532 Bio-Captures conducted and 99,445 New SIMS registered. Due to a number of factors including the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and residents are yet to obtain Ghana Cards to enable them register their SIM cards, it is clear that the deadline for completion of the registration of the remaining active SIM cards cannot be met”.
“More time will also be required to update the SIM Registration App for the registration of diplomats, while a Self-Service SIM Registration App is also being developed to facilitate registration of SIM cards for Ghanaians resident abroad. This will be operational by mid-April.
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The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has therefore extended the deadline for the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards to 31st July, 2022″, excerpts of the the statement read.
Speaking to the issue on Atinka FM’s AM Drive with host Kaakyire Ofori Ayim, Ras Mubarak expressed disappointment in the fact the exercise has been extended.
The former lawmaker mentioned that he was eager to see whether his service provider would have blocked his SIM card because he had not registered his SIM card.
“I am very disappointed because I wanted to see if my sim card will be blocked. The Extension of sim card re-registration a much ado about nothing situation. Like I have always said, the exercise is illegal and I was expecting them to seek the approval of parliament before embarking on the project. How do you say you are developing an app for Ghanaians abroad and diplomats? What about Ghanaians living in Ghana?”, Ra Mubarak told Kaakyire Ofori Ayim.
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