Registration of SIM cards with Ghana Cards to begin soon, says Bawumia
Dr Bawumia says the government’s decision to formalise the Ghanaian economy has made it necessary for the various identity cards to be brought under one umbrella
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation will between June and July announce the re-registration of all SIM cards in use in Ghana as part of measures to help in the formalisation of the Ghanaian economy.
He stated this during a speech at the 5th CEO Summit in Accra.
The two-day event is on the theme: “Digital Transformation: Powering Business and Government Reset for a Post-Pandemic Economic Resilience; a Public-Private Sector Dialogue.”
It allowed policy-makers and business leaders to have healthy conversations on ways to revitalise the economy.
It was organised by the Ghana CEO Network Limited, in collaboration with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, State Interest and Governance Authority and the University of Ghana.
Dr Bawumia said the SIM registration exercise is aimed at helping curb activities such as SIM box and MoMo fraud.
The government’s decision to formalise the Ghanaian economy has made it necessary for the various identity cards to be brought under one umbrella.
A six-month grace period has been earmarked to get all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) numbers re-registered with the Ghana Card.
The exercise is to add to the country’s central database with our unique IDs.
The process of registration can be done on one’s phone and does not require a visit to a Telco outlet. It can easily be done by dialling a dedicated USSD Code.
Furthermore, Ghanaians without the Ghana Card can obtain the cards from the NIA offices for free across the about 260 Districts from July.
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