Deadline for SIM registration extended

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Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the minister of communication and digitalization, has extended the deadline for SIM registration until September 30, 2022. This happened after the deadline had passed and many citizens were still unable to register their cards.

She claims that she was compelled to extend the date due to valid justifications provided by several parties, including telecommunications firms. The text of her entire news conference statement from July 31, 2022, in Accra is reproduced below.

"The NIA was unable to provide the Ghana Card to all eligible individuals. The Ghana Card has been registered for by 16,969,034 people as of Thursday, July 21, 2022, and approximately 16,535,623 cards have been printed. While 832,904 cards have not yet been issued, 15,702,719 have."

"Regarding Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Registrations, she stated, "The BWAs only recently started registration a week ago and as of Friday, July 29, had only been able to register roughly 2% of their users. According to my information, many SIMS that solely work with data have also not been registered because their owners were unaware that they too required to be registered."


"The  registration of residents was challenging and slowed down significantly in Bawku and its surroundings due to the security situation. Additionally, I've been told that some customers who took out short loans from their service providers have chosen not to register those SIM cards in an effort to avoid paying back the debts. You will be exposed for your evil corruption."

"To successfully carry out this operation, the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), the National Communications Authority (NCA), and—dare I say it—the NIA, have all hired additional people, acquired the required logistics, and incurred considerable costs. Any lengthening of the process raises the price. I have very reluctantly chosen to give a final conditional extension after consulting with the industry and in light of the difficulties listed above."

"The program will continue through September 30 in order to terminate on the anniversary of its start. We'll have a full year of SIM registration after that. Any SIM that has not been fully registered by the end of August will be prohibited from obtaining certain services, including phone and data services, when it is evaluated at the end of this month."

"The cost of using unregistered SIMs will also increase. The whole list of sanctions will be revealed at a subsequent press conference in September. Please do not hold the service provider responsible if you suffer that outcome as a result of your own inaction. Being prepared means being forewarned."

"Before I sign off, I must remind everyone here that even though we work together, the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization does not supervise the National Identification Authority. In some circles, especially this past week because of Ghana card difficulties that I had nothing to do with, my unfortunate self has been roundly demonized. Please contact Prof. Ken Attafuah and his sector minister, Hon. Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior, if you have any questions about the Ghana card. I'm firmly remaining in my lane."

Therefore those who could not registered their SIM cards have from now till 30th September to do so as the would be no further extension of the deadline. 


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