General News of Friday, 8 June 2018Source: Classfmonline.comParliament summons NIA officials over Ghana CardExecutive Director, National Identification Authority - Ken AttafuahGhana’s Parliament has summoned officials of the National Identification Authority (NIA) to brief the legislature on the delay in issuance of the Ghana Card as well as controversies surrounding its cost of the project. The government of Ghana is contributing $531 million of that amount. The remaining $678 million is coming from Identity Management System (IMS), which is partnering the NIA under a public/private partnership (PPP) agreement. “So for instance National Identification Authority will be accompanied by a delegated Minister appointed by the president to oversee what we are doing because we want to raise critical questions for them to respond. “And why the process, notwithstanding the announcement by the president and the vice president have since not taken off effectively.

Source: GhanaWeb June 08, 2018 12:45 UTC