The Minority in Parliament has revealed the intentions of the National Democratic Congress to conduct another SIM re-registration exercise should it win the 2024 elections.
The parliamentary caucus of the NDC has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the current government's re-registration exercise, citing flaws in the sole document used for the process, the Ghana card.
According to Sam George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, the claim that the current government's stance on the re-registration exercise is aimed at combating crime is false.
Speaking during a media briefing in Parliament on June 8, 2023, he argued that the Ghana card, which serves as the primary identification document for the re-registration, is fundamentally flawed. As a result, the NDC has the intention to undertake a proper re-registration of SIM cards in the future, eliminating the need for subscribers to queue at telecom offices.
"It is not true that they are using this to fight crime because the Ghana Card fundamentally is flawed. That is why we have served notice that the next NDC government will do a proper re-registration of SIM cards, which will not involve you having to go and queue in telecom offices,” citinewsroom.com quoted him as saying.
The current SIM re-registration exercise, which commenced on October 1, 2021, has led to the deactivation of approximately 9 million unregistered SIM cards by telecommunications firms in Ghana. The directive for the exercise came from the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Ministry of Communications, with the aim of enhancing regulatory compliance and combating potential security threats.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has provided an update on the status of the SIM re-registration exercise. She announced that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are collaborating with the Bank of Ghana to facilitate the retrieval of funds for individuals who had their money locked in mobile money accounts due to deactivated SIM cards.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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Thi sismy fundamental problem with JM and his folks. Bawumia asked the question "JM should mention just 1 initiative or unique transformation intervention that can linked to his name", and he is still reading the question long after "start work". All they do is ready to comment on what NPP brings. Eg is FSHS, 1D1F, PFFJ, etc. Here we are hearing on sim registration, that you will do a proper one whn NDC comes. Be original and innovative small wai? The copy cat is too much
That’s all that the NDC know. They will never bring any idea to better the lives of Ghanaians but whenever NPP implement policies, they will come and use it to steal money with a reason that they are reimplementing it in a “better” way. They will do same to the free SHS and others. This is one of the reasons why we are not progressing as a country.
I can see create, lo0t and share scheme in the making. NDC is Ghana's problem. We must keep them in opposition forever if we want to make progress in Ghana..
This is soo ***barred word***. You see why Ghana is where it is? Instead of building on what the predecessors did, they want to come and redo it. Wasting state resources with impudence.
Planning and scheming another waste of state resources in future by duplicating a function.Why will NINGO PRAMPRAM MP, not provide solution to fix any lapses in this exercise but prefer to do it all over again. THIS IS NOT NATION BUILDING BUT WRECKING
What authority does this guy think has ,and where will the money be coming from? Your Stubborn Academy agenda has backfire, so is this the next one?
CORRUPT NDC you write like a lunatic. i believe you are insane with a little knowledge
Talk talk talk talk. No action. (P)NDC ruled this country for 28 years with nothing to show us. You only stole our money to enrich yourselves. Th!eves.
What do you call proper? You have 8 yrs and did NOTHING on Ghana Card! You said same things in 2008 to deceive Ghanaians to win power by slim margin. NEVER AGAIN!