 wishes to inform the general public that the mass registration exercise in the above-named clustered regions){kind=link}
May 1st, 2020 at 04:20 am
Extension of mass registration exercise in western north, others
16th February 2020
For immediate release
PRESS RELEASE
EXTENSION OF MASS REGISTRATION EXERCISE IN WESTERN, CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH REGIONS
The National Identification Authority (NIA) wishes to inform the general public that the mass registration exercise in the above-named clustered regions has been extended by four (4) days. Thus, the exercise originally scheduled to end on Tuesday, 18th February 2020 in the said regions will now end on SATURDAY, 22ND FEBRUARY 2020.
This decision follows a careful review of the operational performance of the exercise, including the challenges encountered since Monday, 27th January 2020 when the exercise commenced. The decision is also a positive response to requests from various stakeholders for an extension of the duration of the exercise in the said regions.
It is expected that the extension will afford more citizens in the clustered regions further opportunity to register for the Ghana Card. As at 15th February 2020, a total of 1,848,716 residents of the three regions had been registered, bringing the national registration total to 9,178,982, out of which 7,936,257 cards had been printed and 5,620,411 cards issued.
The NIA is satisfied that the said extension will not adversely impact the one-year deadline for the mass registration exercise which started in the Greater Accra Region on 29th April 2019 and is slated for completion in the Eastern Region by 31st March 2020.
SGND: ACI. FRANCIS PALMDETI
HEAD, CORPORATE AFFAIRS, NIA