{"id":738574,"date":"2022-01-07T02:33:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T02:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/07\/approach-being-used-for-sim-card-re-registration-narrow-cumbersome\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T02:33:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T02:33:18","slug":"approach-being-used-for-sim-card-re-registration-narrow-cumbersome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/07\/approach-being-used-for-sim-card-re-registration-narrow-cumbersome\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach being used for SIM card re-registration narrow, cumbersome"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"MP MP for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George, has taken a swipe at the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Ministry of Communications and Digitization over the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker is of the view that the two state bodies have adopted a \u201cnarrow and cumbersome approach\u201d for the exercise.<\/p>\n

Mr. George in a statement said he was not against the exercise but against the approach being used.<\/p>\n

He has proposed two new approaches he believes could help to resolve the chaotic situation that have been witnessed in the ongoing exercise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge the Ministry to as a matter of urgency employ a two pronged approach. Firstly, the Ministry should expand the acceptable documentation for registration to include the voter\u2019s ID card and the Ghanaian passport. Secondly, the Ministry should deploy a self-registration app and short code that allows you to upload the details of these biometric cards (Ghana card, Voter\u2019s ID card & Ghanaian passport).<\/p>\n

This is a pragmatic approach that protects Ghanaians in this pandemic era, ensures massive compliance with the registration directives and provides us a safer digital ecosystem. I hope the Ministry takes these suggestions in good faith and explore implementation protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read his full statement below;<\/b><\/p>\n

I am however against the narrow and cumbersome approach the National Communications Authority and the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation have taken.<\/p>\n

I have followed the chaos and troubles innocent Ghanaians have had to endure this new year all in the name of SIM card re-registration. It is sad, pathetic and heartbreaking to see the endless queues during productive working hours and in an OMICRON COVID-19 environment.<\/p>\n

On a matter of principles, I am NOT against a SIM card re-registration. I am however against the narrow and cumbersome approach the National Communications Authority and the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation have taken. I believe the interpretation of L.I. 2006 and the combined effect of L.I. 2111 do not sum up to the dreadful spectacles we see.<\/p>\n

I urge the Ministry to as a matter of urgency employ a two-pronged approach. Firstly, the Ministry should expand the acceptable documentation for registration to include the voter\u2019s ID card and the Ghanaian passport. Secondly, the Ministry should deploy a self-registration app and short code that allows you to upload the details of these biometric cards (Ghana card, Voter\u2019s ID card & Ghanaian passport).<\/p>\n

This is a pragmatic approach that protects Ghanaians in this pandemic era, ensures massive compliance with the registration directives and provides us a safer digital ecosystem. I hope the Ministry takes these suggestions in good faith and explore implementation protocols.<\/p>\n

Happy New Year and GOD bless our Homeland, Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MP for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George, has taken a swipe at the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Ministry of Communications and Digitization over the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise. The lawmaker is of the view that the two state bodies have adopted a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-738574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}