“The decision to do a fresh registration is purely a political decision disguised as a policy. We referred to June 2023 parliamentary briefing which highlighted challenges such as unauthorized Use of Ghana Cards for SIM Registration, SIM Database Breach and cases of registration exceeding cap of 10. For these challenges, the remedial measures including the 402-code solution which did not include fresh registration. His comments come after the Majority Caucus in Parliament’s Communications and Information Committee announced their support for a fresh SIM registration during a press conference. SIM re-registration exercise 'unproductive' - UP Policy DirectorHowever, Abdul-Kabiru, aligning with the Minority’s position, argued that while a credible SIM database is necessary, a complete restart is not the solution.

Source: GhanaWeb March 27, 2026 21:11 UTC