Extension of the card registration deadline in Ghana in the municipality of Ga East

General News of Sunday, February 3, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-02-03

The National Authority of Identification (NIA) extended its registration exercise in the municipality of Ga East in Accra by two days.

The NIA began registering and issuing for example national identity cards also known as Ghana cards at Ga East on January 15, 2019 and was due to end on Monday, February 4, 2019.

A statement signed by NIA's director of corporate affairs, ACI, Francis Palmdeti, however, did not explain the reasons for the extension, but it is believed that the purpose of the extension is to give the authority the possibility to touch his target.

"The National Identification Authority wishes to inform the general public, especially residents of the Ga East Municipality, that registration will continue until Wednesday, February 6, 2019 in all centers." of the municipality. "

"It will be remembered that the registration started in the municipality of Ga East on Tuesday, January 15 was to end on Monday, February 4, 2019. All residents who have not yet registered are asked to take advantage of the extension and to register, "the statement added. .

The NIA began the mbad registration exercise in the Adentan municipality on November 5, 2019.

It was extended for three days, after which the NIA established itself in the municipality of La Nkwantanang / Madina, where the exercise took off from December 3 to 22, 2018.

124,162 people have received a Ghana card in Adentan

The NIA reported having registered and issued more than 124,000 national identity cards in the Adentan municipality.

According to Palmdeti, the figure exceeded the goal of 78,000 at the close of the registration exercise.

"By the end of work on Wednesday, we had 124,162 people registered in Adentan. From the data we received, we just noticed that we exceeded our goal.

We looked at the 2010 census numbers with advantages or disadvantages. We therefore felt that, given the size of Adentan and the presence of many workers in this region, we could not achieve our goal. We are at 78,000, but what we have now is well above our target, "he added in Citi News.