NIA to embark on mop-up mass registration exercise throughout the country

The National Identification Authority (NIA) is set to embark on a mop-up mass registration exercise throughout the country, except in the Eastern Region.

This will enable those who could not register for the Ghana Card during the registration period do so from now.

It is expected that a total of 16.7 million Ghanaians would have been registered and issued with Ghana cards when the mop-up exercise is completed.

Meanwhile, the NIA has stated that it will continue the Mass Registration in Eastern Region which was suspended on 21st March 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“All persons who registered but have not received their Ghana Cards are requested to go to the registration centre where they registered to pick up their card,” NIA stated.

Below is a statement:

NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY

15th June 2020

To All Media Houses

For immediate release

CARD ISSUANCE AND MOP-UP REGISTRATION EXERCISES

CARD ISSUANCE

The Ghana Card Issuance Exercise by the National Identification Authority (NIA) commenced on Wednesday, 10th June 2020 at 5,635 registration centres across the country and is set to continue till Thursday, 18th June 2020. The exercise will enable approximately 3,934,073 Ghanaians who could not receive their cards during the mass registration exercise to do so. The cards are being issued to Ghanaians at the same centres where they registered during the mass registration exercise. Nearly 800,000 Ghanaians have received the Ghana Card since the exercise began last Wednesday, 10th June 2020.

All persons who registered but have not received their Ghana Cards are requested to go to the registration centre where they registered to pick up their card. To receive the card, a Ghanaian must present the registration application form, the printout or receipt given at the time of registration, or provide other relevant information to be cross-checked against his/her photograph and personal details contained in a Registration Centre Album.

Any Ghanaian with concerns about the card issuance process may contact NIA on any of the following: WhatsApp 0205044793; Call – 0302-738-333, 0242438615.

By the end of the exercise on 18th June 2020, over 11million Ghanaians will possess the Ghana Card which they may use for social, economic and political purposes. Out of that number, a total of 10,295,578 Ghanaians will be aged 18 years and over.

CONTINUATION OF MASS REGISTRATION IN THE EASTERN REGION

NIA will continue the Mass Registration in Eastern Region which was suspended on 21st March 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The exercise will take place from 18th – 27th June 2020.

MOP-UP MASS REGISTRATION EXERCISE

NIA will also embark on a mop-up mass registration exercise throughout the country, except in the Eastern Region. Below is the registration schedule for the mop-up exercise:

REGIONS START END 1. Upper East 18/06/2020 3/07/2020 2. Upper West 18/06/2020 3/07/2020 3. Northern 10/07/2020 24/07/2020 4. North East 10/07/2020 24/07/2020 5. Savannah 10/07/2020 24/07/2020 6. Central 4/07/2020 23/07/2020 7. Western 4/07/2020 23/07/2020 8. Western North 4/07/2020 23/07/2020 9. Volta 30/07/2020 9/08/2020 10. Oti 30/07/2020 9/08/2020 11. Ashanti 30/07/2020 13/08/2020 12. Greater Accra 16/08/2020 29/08/2020 13. Bono 20/08/2020 4/09/2020 14. Bono East 20/08/2020 4/09/2020 15. Ahafo 20/08/2020 4/09/2020

It is expected that a total of 16.7million Ghanaians would have been registered and issued with Ghana cards when the mop-up exercise is completed.

SGND: ACI. FRANCIS PALMDETI

HEAD, CORPORATE AFFAIRS, NIA