NIA withholds more than 110,000 Ghana Cards over duplicate registration

More than 110,000 Ghana Cards have been withheld because of problems with double registration, according to the National Identification Authority (NIA).

Over 18 million cards have been successfully issued to Ghanaians by the authorities; however, about 150,000 cards are still awaiting printing.

The NIA’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, declared during his appearance before the Parliamentary Assurance Committee that investigations into the numerous registration instances have begun.

“The total number of cards not issued to Ghanaians as of the date of compilation of this report which was August 20, 2024, is 559, 457 and cards cleared and ready to be printed stands at 150,896.

“We have a total of 110,936, as the number of Ghanaians who have attempted multiple registrations whose cards have gone into delinquency and is being investigated,” he disclosed.