NIA has finally gets funding to register B/A residents

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has received funded needed to conduct registration exercise in the Brong Ahafo Region.

Per the plans of the Authority, the registration exercise in the Brong Ahafo Region was scheduled for the latter part of June, 2010, then move to the Northern Region but the lack of funding compelled it to abruptly suspend the exercise.

The National Identification Authority has conducted registration in six regions leaving the Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions.

Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority Dr. William Ahadzie the confirmed to Adom News, registration exercise for people in the Brong Ahafo region will now take off in the first week of April, 2011.

Dr. Ahadzie told Adom News that financial challenges are stalling activities of the Authority including the issuance of identity cards to those who have already been registered.

The NIA on December 1, 2010, announced that distribution of ID cards would begin in Accra in January 2011, but the scheduled distribution failed to come off long after the announcement was made.

Dr. Ahadzie hinted that actual date for the commencement of issuing the ID cards will be officially communicated to the public soon.

Story: Akosua Addai Mununkum/Adom News