{"id":611500,"date":"2019-04-29T19:46:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T19:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 29 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n2019-04-29\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/57720103.2"},"modified":"2019-04-29T19:46:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T19:46:03","slug":"first-day-of-nia-registration-records-low-turnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/29\/first-day-of-nia-registration-records-low-turnout\/","title":{"rendered":"First day of NIA registration records low turnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 29 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-29<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/57720103.295.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot (55) New.png\" title=\"Screenshot (55) New.png\" width=\"295\" height=\"162\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Coordinating Registration Officer at the Mataheko Old Faith centre, Ebenezer Asare Nti<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The first day of registration for the National Identification card recorded low turnout at most centres in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Some centres visited by GhanaWeb had recorded less than 50 registration as at 1pm on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Registration Officer at the Mataheko Old Faith centre, Ebenezer Asare Nti, speaking to the news team said only 20 people had registered for the card as at midday.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cthe turnout is very low we started registration at around 7:30 am and we have gotten only 20 people to register\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He was however certain that the numbers that troop to the centre will increase as the days go by.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the registration requirements, he said applicants must provide either a genuine birth certificate, a valid Ghanaian Passport or a valid certificate of acquired citizenship, with a Ghana Post Digital Address Code to be able to go through the process.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants are also entreated to go along with their National Health Insurance Card, Voter Identification Card, Driver&#8217;s License and SSNIT Biometric Card so they can all be captured.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Card will replace other cards in the system and must be accepted by all institutions as a valid ID card.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for National Identification card which commenced in the Greater Accra Region on Monday 29th April 2019 is expected to end in the Central Region on 6th June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Monday, 29 April 2019 Source: Ghanaweb.com 2019-04-29 Coordinating Registration Officer at the Mataheko Old Faith centre, Ebenezer Asare Nti The first day of registration for the National Identification card recorded low turnout at most centres in Accra. 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