SIM card re-registration: Ghanaians suffering brunt of NIA-NCA turf war – Wereko-Brobby - Adomonline.com

A Policy analyst says brewing friction between the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) is to blame for the difficulties citizens are having with the SIM card re-registration process.

According to him, if the Authorities should liaise with each other, the SIM card re-registration exercise would be easier for the populace.

“If the NCA was in sync with the NIA, there could be an arrangement where the NIA could furnish the NCA with the periodic update of those who have registered and have been issued their Ghana Card,” he said on Monday.

Citing arrangements between the financial institutions and NIA, Dr Wereko-Brobby said the banks have cooperated with the Authority to make the Ghana Card a basic requirement for all transactions.

This, he noted, could be emulated by the NCA in the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise.

Meanwhile, the SIM card re-registration exercise has been extended to September 30, 2022.

According to him, since the primary product needed for the re-registration process – Ghana Card – does not have a deadline, it will be inconsiderate to have deadlines for the exercise.