Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the minister for communications and digitalization, has warned Ghanaians who haven't registered their SIM cards not to let up just because the registration deadline been extended. The deadline for SIM re-registration was originally set for Sunday, July 31; however, it has now been extended until September 30, 2022.
A self-service SIM re-registration App will be available for purchase starting on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, according to the Ministry. This would help in overcoming the difficulties posed by the present SIM re-registration procedure. A GH5 fee will be applied to each registration made using the app, which will be made available for download on both Android and iOS this week.
Until the Minister announced an extension to September 30, 2022, numerous sim card re-registration centres were packed with Ghanaians anxious to meet the deadline to avoid deactivation on Sunday, July 31, 2022. However, as soon as the Minister announced the extension, the large numbers that thronged the centres abruptly disappeared.
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful warned individuals waiting for the September deadline in the expectation that there will be another extension to avoid adopting such a mindset in an interview on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" morning show.
She urged people to take advantage of the chance to register their SIM cards and obtain their Ghana Cards, emphasising that "the more we expand, the more it costs" the network providers and the National Communications Authority.
The extension, she pointed out, is conditional in that individuals who haven't signed up yet would no longer be able to use all mobile services in their entirety.
"This one is an extension under condition. We'll evaluate the procedure at the end of August. Some of the measures actually provide real difficulties. We will look at ways to address those in the coming days, but individuals who haven't registered their SIM card will notice that their data is moving more quickly than usual towards the end of August when we review the procedure and still see the "no lines" that we are experiencing right now. Using an unregistered SIM will cost more money than using a registered SIM, and this is done on purpose.
You would find it challenging to use other services on your phone, she explained.
She offered the example of recent so-called financial services used to scam people to emphasise the need of the registration process, adding, "Mobile money fraud, identity fraud, those extorting money from individuals, and current so-called financial services are all through our mobile devices. Registration will make it easier to find people responsible for these fraudulent acts.
"It is in our best interests to register our SIM cards so that we can lessen criminal offences and fraud based on SIM cards in our system. By the end of September, let's make sure that everyone has registered.
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Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the minister for communications and digitalization, has warned Ghanaians who haven't registered their SIM cards not to let up just because the registration deadline been extended. The deadline for SIM re-registration was originally set for Sunday, July 31; however, it has now been extended until September 30, 2022.
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