General News of Monday, 6 January 2020Source: www.citinewsroom.comGhanaians to use National ID cards as voter identification soon – BawumiaVice President, Dr. Mahamudu BawumiaVice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the introduction of the National Identification Card will soon erase all arguments about the use of voters’ register for elections in the country. Speaking at the 88th Annual National Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Gomoa Pomadze in the Central Region, Dr. Bawumia indicated that the completion of the National Identification database will also save the nation money. “Also, the NHIA is not going to be issuing out NHIS cards because the National ID card can also act as your NHIS card. Dr. Bawumia has always maintained that with digitization, government will be introducing new, and more efficient ways of doing business to help attract investors. Dr. Bawumia has always taken on critics of the National Identification card also known as Ghana card, saying their criticisms won’t force the government to halt the process which has already begun.

Source: GhanaWeb January 06, 2020 07:07 UTC