{"id":8016,"date":"2019-12-31T16:01:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=8016"},"modified":"2019-12-31T16:01:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T16:01:41","slug":"ghana-card-for-voter-registration-will-ensure-credibility-dr-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghana-card-for-voter-registration-will-ensure-credibility-dr-bawumia","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Card for Voter registration will ensure credibility \u2013 Dr. Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia<\/p>\n

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  1. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday gave the clearest indication yet that the national identification card, the Ghana Card, could be a key requirement for registration as a voter in next year\u2019s elections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    He said the Ghana Card, with its unique identification qualities, will eliminate the usual rancour over the Voters\u2019 Register and ensure its credibility.<\/p>\n

    Dr. Bawumia who dropped the hint while addressing the 39th Annual Technology Exhibition of the Kristo Asafo Mission at Awoshie in Accra, said the national identification card issuance exercise to be completed in June 2020, will ensure that every Ghanaian has a national ID Number and can be uniquely identified.<\/p>\n

    The Kantanka-Mo<\/p>\n

    Speaking in a mix of Twi and English, Dr. Bawumia praised Apostle Ing. Kwadwo Safo for his ingenuity, saying his achievements underscore the fact that we are capable and that technology remains a key requirement for national development.<\/p>\n

    He also challenged the youth to complement Apostle Safo\u2019s hard technologies with soft technological solutions, saying government was doing its best in rolling out digital solutions to enhance life, such as digital drivers\u2019 licence, digital passports as well as the national health insurance.<\/p>\n

    Dr. Bawumia emphasized that the Ghana Card will help the nation a great deal, explaining that there are a number of activities that require the unique identification of individuals such as voting, saying each election year comes with agitations for and against a new voters\u2019 register.<\/p>\n

    The Okofo?<\/p>\n

    He said all these agitations emanate from the \u201clack of credibility\u201d in the register, but when the national ID card exercise is completed, the voters\u2019 register will no longer pose a problem for the country, and that when it is time for voting, voters would be picked from the National ID database.<\/p>\n

    The Electoral Commission has served notice it will compile a new voters\u2019 register for the 2020 general elections, and secured budgetary approval for the exercise late December.<\/p>\n

    Professor Agyekum leads Akuafo Hall to present a citation to Apostle Safo<\/p>\n

    Apostle Kwadwo Safo (Apostle Emeritus Professor Kwadwo Safo Kantanka) was honoured with an honorary fellowship of the Akwafo Hall of the University of Ghana for his \u201ccatalytic achievements\u201d and in recognition of his achievements.<\/p>\n

    Apostle Safo outdoored two of his new creations – the Kantanka-Mo, a 40-footer personalised aeroplane-like vehicle with fantastic interior decors and an armoured personnel carrier cum missile launcher named Okofo?, along with agricultural products from his farms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday gave the clearest indication yet that the national identification card, the Ghana Card, could be a key requirement for registration as a voter in next year\u2019s elections. He said the Ghana Card, with its unique identification qualities, will eliminate the usual rancour over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":8017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,8,12],"tags":[833,5074,48],"class_list":["post-8016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-policy","tag-dr-mahamudu-bawumia","tag-ghana-card-for-voter-registration","tag-vice-president"],"yoast_head":"\nGhana Card for Voter registration will ensure credibility \u2013 Dr. Bawumia - Ghana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghana-card-for-voter-registration-will-ensure-credibility-dr-bawumia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ghana Card for Voter registration will ensure credibility \u2013 Dr. Bawumia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday gave the clearest indication yet that the national identification card, the Ghana Card, could be a key requirement for registration as a voter in next year\u2019s elections. 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