PARAMOUNT CHIEFS REGISTER FOR GHANA CARD

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The National Identification Authority, NIA, has taken its pilot Ghana Card registration exercise to the Ashanti region where they are registering members of the National House of Chiefs. 

Registration of the Chiefs, who are from all the regions of the country is at the instance of the National House of Chiefs for the NIA to take advantage of the House 3rd General Meeting of the year. 

According to our regional correspondent even though the chiefs have shown enthusiasm and high interest in procuring their Ghana Card, a greater number of them could not take advantage of the opportunity following the late communication to them to come along with required documents for the registration process. 

However, some of them and their subjects as well as some staff of the National House of Chief’s Secretariat successfully registered and received their Ghana Cards. Among them are the immediate past President of the National House, Naa Professor John Nabila, the vice president of the Brong Ahafo, Nana Bofo Bene, who doubles as the paramount chief of Dwene traditional area as well as the Mamponghene and 2nd in command of Asanteman, Daasebre Osei Bonsu. 

Nana Bofo Dwene and the Assistant Registrar of the NHC, Nsiah Baafi shared their experiences with Ashanti Today. They were unanimous in the assertions that the process was less time consuming and without any difficulty. Nana Bofo Dwene was particularly excited that he now can discard all other identification cards he used to carry around but will now have to hold only one card, the Ghana Card anywhere he goes.

The Director of Operations of the NIA, Colonel, Retired, Peter Ghansah, expressed satisfaction with the participation of the traditional leaders in the registration exercise and said all those who could not register will be provided another opportunity when their respective regional houses take their turns. 

Colonel Ghansah said the NIA team will register members of the regional branch of the Ghana Bar Association and the Judicial Service afterwards before deciding the next port of call. 

The vice president of the National House of Chiefs, Daasebre Kweiku Ewusi, who himself did not have all the required documents to register, entreated chiefs to rally their subjects to register for the Ghana Card to authenticate their citizenship.

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