Charles Owusu has called on Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, to stop threatening Ghanaians with deadlines regarding the SIM card registration.
The SIM card registration exercise began on 31st October, 2021 and was expected to end on 31st March, 2022 but as at 17th March, over 14 million SIM cards had been linked to the Ghana Card with over 10 million Bio-Captures conducted and 99,445 new SIMs registered.
Due to a number of factors including the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and residents were yet to obtain Ghana Cards to enable them register their SIM cards, it was clear the deadline for completion of the registration of the remaining active SIM cards couldn't be met.
As a result, the Minister extended the deadline to July, 31, 2022 which falls on this Sunday.
However, there are still many people who haven't completed their registration for the Ghana Card to start the process of registration for the SIM card and with those who have acquired their Ghana Cards, many are facing difficulties in registering their SIM cards.
In view of these challenges, the former Head of Monitoring Unit at the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu argues that there should be no deadline for registering the SIM cards.
"Why are we creating problems for ourselves?", he questioned and stressed, "when you look at our system and how we are doing the registration, we should ensure that anytime that you want to register, feel free and get there and register . . . They should open up so that it will become flexible".
To him, the issuing of deadlines for the SIM registration heaps unnecessary pressure on people.
He urged the Minister to give Ghanaians the opportunity to register without the threat of a deadline asking, "when you deactivate the SIM cards, then what again?"
"Deactivating the SIM cards today doesn't mean one cannot buy SIM card tomorrow. When one buys a new SIM card, won't he or she have to register with his or her Ghana Card? So, deactivating the cards isn't what will solve the problem" but instead "let's give some window for every person to register. I mean it should be flexible for everyone...Let us opportunity for people to register," he added.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Are you not concerned that Ghana is not developing party due to attitudes like yours. You oppose any policy that will make Ghana move forward
Many registration centres have not printed and distributed cards since April 2022. How do you expect Ghanains to re-register their SIM cards. Ursula is away NIA has not issued cards since March 2022 but want Ghanaians to meet the 31July2022 Deadline.
The corrupt nature of most Ghanaians is preventing them from being officially recognized. You have been given a whole year to just register but you still want time. Ghanaians will complain about everything.
NO MORE EXTENSIONS PLEASE GHANAIANS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THIS THS THEIR OWN SAFETY AND THEIR FAMILIES IS THE SAME IN NORTH AMERICA. ONE CARD IDENTIFIES EVERYONE. BECAUSE NO IDENTITIES COME CLOSE TO NIA GHANA CARD. GHANA GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE CAREFUL IT DOESN'T LAND IN WRONG HANDS ELSE GHANAIANS ARE DEAD. WE SHOULDN'T JOKE WITH IT IN NORTH AMERICA THERE IS ONE CARD FOR EVERYTHING TO GET A JOB, FILL ANY FORMS SAME CARD.