The National Identification Authority (NIA) states that it has finished printing the backlog of 541,529 Ghana Cards in its database in 10 days, as promised to Parliament on February 28, 2023, to produce the said cards in 11 days upon receipt of a supply of blank cards.

All of the backlog of records were printed during the expedited printing operation, which started on March 18 and ended on Monday, March 27, 2023.

The main goal of this project was to print the registration records of Ghanaians who had been waiting since July 2022.

In a statement issued March 29, the NIA said “With focus, rigour and coherence in project management and implementation, NIA achieved this feat with a dedicated team of Supervisors, Assistant Technical Support Officers and Assistant Technical Enrolment Officers drawn from its Headquarters, Regional and Districts Offices. The staff worked fervently for ten continuous days in two shifts — day and night.”

The printed cards, which are currently being packaged, will be distributed to NIA’s Regional and District Offices around the country from today, March 29, 2023, until Sunday, April 2, 2023 for issuance to registered applicants, according to the NIA.

“All Ghanaians who have registered for their Ghana Cards since July 2022 but are yet to receive, are assured that effective Wednesday, April 5, 2023, they can visit the District or Regional Offices where they registered for their printed cards to be issued to them.

“The NIA stands committed to serving the public and the nation as whole with respect, dignity, integrity and efficiency as a dedicated and responsible public sector institution,” the statement from the Corporate Affairs Directorate read.

Source: Richard Obeng Bediako ll Myoriginalonline. com ll Ghana