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Minister for Communications and Digitalization has delivered a statement, parliament in the wake of over 9 million SIM cards being deactivated for the failure of the users to re-register their sim cards.
In a statement delivered to the August house, the Minister explained that Government had to act tough to show the seriousness it attached to the SIM registration exercise.
According to her, even if the deadline for SIM re-registration was extended, there would still be people who would have defaulted
She explained that the NCA has been monitoring the situation at MNO customer care centers and has observed that people with Ghana Cards have refused to register their SIM cards. Again, she explained that the ministry is been made aware of the difficulty facing subscribers in accessing their funds on their mobile money wallets and these subscribers will not be able to transact any mobile money related transactions activity, however, MNOs are working with the Bank of Ghana to ensure that these subscribers can retrieve their funds on the presentation of a valid ID and completion of the relevant KYC process.
Additionally, SIM cards of some Members of Parliament and even the Speaker and leadership who were affected by this exercise, will be assisted by MNOs.
Story by Mary Quartey – Parliamentary Correspondent
