The Ministry of Communication says, it has pardoned sim card subscribers who are yet to complete the registration process.
In a statement signed by the Minister of Communication, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful on October 16, the minister warns to progressively block sim cards beginning October 31.
While the Minister commended Ghanaians for following the directives given by the NCA, she bemoaned that some subscribers have willingly refused for various reason.
“I commend the millions of Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians resident in Ghana who have diligently registered their SIM Cards in accordance with the SIM Registration directives since the process commenced on 1st October 2021.”the statement said.
She added that, over 28 million subscribers have complied with the first phase of the process with only 18 million people carrying through the second phase.
“The good news is that despite the challenges that this exercise has encountered, including challenges with the acquisition of Ghana Cards, we have chalked significant successes we should be proud of. Between 1st October 2021 and 4th October 2022; 28,959,006 SIM Cards have been linked to Ghana Cards (Stage 1 registration); representing 67.28% of the 42,749,662 total SIM cardsissued nationally.”
“18,930,664 SIM Cards have been fully registered (Completed both Stages 1 and 2) – representing 44.28% of the total SIM cards issued. This equates to 69.64% of all Stage 1 registrations” he added.
After an earlier deadline of September 30 to be registered, they will now only be blocked after October 31.
“This is not an extension of the deadline but a temporary moratorium to encourage these individuals to complete the process,” a statement from the Ministry of Communication noted.
However, government has said all other unregistered SIMs will also be blocked progressively.
The ministry acknowledged that some of our citizens have had difficulties obtaining Ghana Cards to enable them to undertake their SIM registration.
You can read the full statement here.
source: theGhanaianvoice.com