Samuel Nartey George, the Minister-nominee for Communications, Digitalisation, and Innovation, has strongly criticised the decision by former President Nana Akufo-Addo's administration to re-register SIM cards, calling it "the highest order of wickedness." He argued that the directive lacked common sense, as the biometrics of Ghanaians had already been captured in the National Identification Authority (NIA) database.

During his vetting before the Appointment Committee on January 30, 2025, Sam George expressed his frustration with the re-registration process under the previous administration.

He described the move as counterproductive and wasteful, highlighting the unnecessary queues and long hours that citizens had to endure.

According to George, "The actions that happened under the last government were very far from common sense and logic."He continued, "We've got a national identification authority that holds and sits as our national repository of biometric data.