The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Bawumia during his speech at his ‘BawumiaSpeaks’ series indicated the Ghana Card will become an e-passport by 2022.
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mamoudu Bawumia during his ‘BawumiaSpeaks’ series, indicated that:
“The Ghana card will be recognized as an e-passport and can be read and verified in all [International Civil Aviation Organization] ICAO compliant borders (in 197 countries and 44,000 airports in the world).
When this happens, holders of the Ghana card will be allowed to board any flight to Ghana. Furthermore, the good news for diasporan Ghanaians is that when the Ghana Immigration Service is linked to the NIA architecture, diasporan Ghanaians who hold the Ghana card should not have to obtain visas to travel to Ghana.
We expect this to be operational by the end of the first quarter of next year. Ghana is one of the few countries in the world where the national ID card is also an e-passport.”
Also according to the vice president, new born babies would be given numbers for identification through a Ghana card.
“Digital inclusion provides access to government services. Institutions like DVLA, Police, Banks, NHIA, Passport office, GRA, SSNIT, and telecom companies will be able to verify the identity of anyone they are doing business with. It will make the targeting of government programs to the vulnerable and disadvantaged more effective,” he said.
