{"id":9238,"date":"2018-06-23T21:39:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T20:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=9238"},"modified":"2018-06-23T21:40:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T20:40:51","slug":"akufo-addo-slams-minority-over-ghana-card-boycott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=9238","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo slams Minority over Ghana card boycott"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Akufo-Addo has criticized the Minority in Parliament for\u00a0boycotting the ongoing Ghana card registration<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Parliament.<\/p>\n

He has also described as \u201cextremely unfortunate\u201d the caucus\u2019 claims that the ongoing process would denationalize citizens.<\/p>\n

Delivering an address at the 2018 Ashesi University congregation, Akufo-Addo said he strongly believes that the use of\u00a0birth certificates and passports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>as proof of citizenship for the Ghana card registration was most appropriate.<\/p>\n

The Minority in Parliament boycotted the Ghana card registration process for Parliamentarians citing among other reasons the use of only birth certificates and passports as proof of citizenship could denationalise\u00a0some Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain opposed to the restriction of identification requirements for registration to\u00a0Passports and Birth Certificates<\/strong><\/a><\/u>. Our analysis show that this will prevent about 23 million Ghanaians from obtaining the Ghana Card and deprive them of any benefit thereof,\u201d a statement issued by Haruna Iddrisu said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In subsequent media interactions, the minority said the process would lead to denationalization of millions of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n