{"id":51308,"date":"2022-10-16T19:39:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T19:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=51308"},"modified":"2022-10-16T19:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T19:40:04","slug":"govt-provides-grace-period-for-persons-yet-to-complete-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=51308","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t provides grace period for persons yet to complete process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Government has provided a grace period for persons who have started but not completed the process to re-register their SIM cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After an earlier deadline of September 30 to be registered, they will now only be blocked after October 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not an extension of the deadline but a temporary moratorium to encourage these individuals to complete the process,\u201d a&nbsp;statement from the Ministry of Communication noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, government has said all other unregistered SIMs will also be blocked progressively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement indicated that 28,959,006 SIM cards have been linked to Ghana Cards, which is the first phase of the registration process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This represents 67.28% of the 42,749,662 total SIM cards issued nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore18,930,664 SIM Cards have been fully registered, representing 44.28% of the total SIM cards issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the fate of data-only SIMs, including those issued by Surfline, Busy Internet, Telesol, and any institution such as ECG, the users have been given up to the end of November to complete registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry acknowledged that some of our citizens have had difficulties obtaining Ghana Cards to enable them to undertake their SIM registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It however noted that 1.3 million Ghanaians have also been issued their Ghana cards but have not collected them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is regrettable, and we will continue to engage the National Identification Authority to expedite the process,\u201d it added in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the full statement&nbsp;<strong>here<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=\/RgrKOSxHC4A\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=\/RgrKOSxHC4A<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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