Sim card re-registration: Minority calls for another extension

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The Deputy Ranking Member on the Communications Committee of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, is asking for another extension of the deadline for the registration of SIM Cards in Ghana.

Sam George argues that there are several factors that have militated against many in their quest to register their SIM cards.

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalization has indicated that people who fail to comply with the directive will have their SIM cards deactivated after Government’s July 31 deadline elapse.

Speaking to the Media, Sam George said the President must ensure that, the registration goes beyond the 31st July deadline.

“We hope that within the next 24 to 48 hours, reason will apply. We want to use this means to call on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to instruct his Minister for Communications, to rescind his decision on the deadline as it poses potential national security implication for millions of Ghanaians who have not been able to register due to no fault of theirs.”

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“We urge the President and the National Security Minister not to treat this issue with kids gloves and take cognizance of the threat of terror and ensure that the millions of Ghanaians who use their SIMs on a daily basis are not disenfranchised,” Sam George said.

The sim reregistration exercise which began on 1st October 2021, was originally scheduled to end on 31st March 2022.

The exercise was, however, extended by the sector Ministry to 31st July 2022, due to the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and residents at the time, were yet to obtain their Ghana Card, to enable them register their SIM cards.

The Minister for communications Ursula Ekuful says 12 million Ghanaians have so far linked their Ghana cards to their SIM cards.

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Vivian Adu

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