General News of Saturday, 13 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comManual verification doesn't undermine national identification system - NIACorporate Communications Director of the NIA, Francis PamdettiThe National Identification Authority has explained it opted for the manual verification of applicants for the Ghana Card because that helps officials to easily verify information of individuals. According to the Corporate Communications Director of the NIA, Francis Pamdeti, the verification approach taken, which involves the use of a dummy card, does not undermine the exercise in any way. “When the card is issued, the card is then activated when the card is utilized or when the card is verified by a different agency. So the first time the card is used, our system recognizes that the card is being used for the first time. The EC has its mandate and we also have our mandate; so, we are focusing on executing our mandate,” he added.

Source: GhanaWeb June 13, 2020 08:03 UTC