The minister of communications and digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has suggested that those who willfully decided not to take part in the SIM Re-registration initiative will face consequences.
In order to encourage SIM users to re-register their cards, the Ministry set an October deadline that has since passed.
Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful emphasized that her ministry is in touch with the National Identification Authority to address the challenges faced by registrants who have legitimate concerns (NIA).
Speaking outside of the Technology Breakfast Meeting, which was convened to improve public sector chief executives’ understanding of the government’s digitalization initiative, she urged with Ghanaians to support the measures the government is putting in place to safeguard the digital sphere.
“We must all take care to safeguard the systems we are installing. This is one component of it, but there are other aspects as well, like the SIM re-registration. Some people have legitimate worries, and we are collaborating with the NIA to [address them]. Others, though, have Ghana cards but have not finished the procedure.
Therefore, it is obvious that either they do not intend to do so or are unwilling to, and as a result, we will soon be able to announce some actions, according to the Minister of Communication and Digitalization. In October, the Ministry declared that 28,959,006 SIM cards had already been connected to Ghana Cards.
This figure equals 67.28% of the 42,749,662 SIM cards that were issued nationwide in total. Additionally, 18,930,664 SIM Cards—or 44.28% of all SIM cards issued—have been fully registered.
