General News of Friday, 19 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhanaians need Ghana Card more than roads, hospitals - Kofi BentilVice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi BentilVice President of policy think thank Imani Africa, Kofi Bentil says the need for Ghanaians to have a National Identity Card falls above that of infrastructures such as roads and hospitals. His claim was in reaction to an announcement by the National Identification Authority that it had detected over 32,000 incidents of double registration in its ongoing nationwide Ghana Card registration exercise. Stressing on the importance of the Ghana Card, Kofi Bentil said the nation is having to doll out over a $100 million for the Electoral Commission to compile a new register because the NIA has failed on its mandate. He called on the NIA to focus on delivering on its mandate instead of threatening to prosecute persons caught up in the double registration whiles stressing that Ghanaians need the National Identification Card more than roads and hospitals. We need this national ID more than roads and hospitals,” he added.

Source: GhanaWeb June 19, 2020 09:56 UTC