NIA Schools Ghanaian On Benefits Of Acquiring Ghana Card
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has enumerated the benefits of securing the Ghana Card.
According to Dr. Hassan Adams, Special Aid to the Chief Executive Officer of the NIA, Kenneth Attafuah, the Ghana Card helps a person identifies himself as a Ghanaian.
In an interview on Wontumi Radio/TV Morning Show, he said the emergence of the Ghana Card and the ECOWAS identity card has made traveling to West Africa countries with ease.
He indicated that harmonization process is underway between the NIA and Telcos to help combat mobile money fraud.
Dr. Adams noted within the next four years eligible Ghanaian voters will secure the Ghana to solve the issues of foreigners voting during elections.
He stated that, the NIA and the NHIS have been merged so Ghanaians can go to hospital with Ghana Card.
The Special Aid to the NIA CEO was empathic that, the combining of the NIA and SSNIT card has resolved the delay of filling forms at the SSNIT offices.
“If somebody commits a crime, by the help of the Ghana Card, we can pick the fingerprint of the perpetrator and use to trace for his arrest,” he said.