Ghana begins checks on illegal identity card photocopying
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s National Identification Authority will deploy a team from 3 November to penalise institutions that illegally photocopy Ghana Cards or verify identities without an approved biometric system. Offenders face prosecution and a fine of up to 24,000 cedis, its communications official Williams Ampomah Darlas told MyJoyOnline.
Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) will deploy a team from 3 November to inspect institutions that illegally photocopy Ghana Cards or visually verify identities instead of using approved biometric systems, according to its Head of Corporate Affairs, Williams Ampomah Darlas, quoted by MyJoyOnline. The nationwide operation follows the expiry on 2 November of the deadline for institutions to comply with the new rules.
