Mahama turns around on the map of Ghana | General news

Ex-President John Dramani Mahama turned around and went to sign up for the Ghana Card.

His wife, Lordina, also received the card.

The Mahamas were registered on the National Identity Register last Tuesday, while other former President's office and housekeeping staff also registered and received the Ghana Card in his East Cantonments office. .

His opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), initially had problems with the Ghana Card and urged its members not to register.

In a press release signed by NDC Secretary General Johnson Asiedu Nketia in July 2018, the opposition party pointed out that its functional executive committee (FEC) had made the decision not to participate in the event. 39; exercise registration of Ghana map as long as the party's request was not satisfied. . The party requested that the voter's identity card be included among the main requirements of the registration.

"The likelihood that the Ghana Card will be used as the main document for the establishment of a new electoral register makes it all the more compelling the inclusion of the identity card of the country." "The current voter as a requirement for the Ghana Card's ongoing registration exercise since its coverage is wider and its validity more genuine," NDC said.

"Party loyalists throughout the country are therefore encouraged to boycott the Ghana card registration exercise until the authorities give in to our request and include the card." voter identity as a prerequisite, "he ordered, and said:" All party leaders at all levels of the party ensure that the ECF directive propagates like a trail of powder all over the country. "

The NDC then turned around in 2019 and asked its members to "fully participate" in the ongoing Ghana map registration, even though their demands had not been met by the NIA.

Mahama Sermon

At the time of registration, Mr. Mahama took the opportunity to highlight the importance of the Ghana Map for Nation Development.

He described the registration exercise as a non-partisan process that all Ghanaians should easily participate in.

The NIA Executive Secretary, Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, who is the Chief Registrar, led a team of registrars and some executives to undertake the exercise.

Professor Attafuah, a criminologist, thanked the former president for the warm welcome he received, as well as the team, and took the opportunity to address the features of the Ghana map.

He added that the card has a versatile, modern and intelligent dual interface biometric identity card with strong security features and various mandatory uses.

The NIA had previously given the same courtesy to other former presidents of the country, namely Flt. Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings and Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor.