Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) spokesperson Sammy Gyamfi touted the great contribution of the previous government of John Mahama in developing the Ghana card system.
According to him, the NDC government started the process of introducing the Ghana Card in 2016, claiming that the NPP government was only continuing the system developed by the Mahama government.
He claimed that Mahama’s government in 2016 collected biometric and demographic data of about 16 million Ghanaians and processed about 4.7 million cards.
Commenting on Dr Bawumia’s address to the nation, Dr Sammy Gyamfi claimed that the Mahama administration distributed about 900,000 cards before leaving office in 2016.
“Dr. Bawumia deliberately ignored the great contribution of the NDC/Mahama administration in developing the Ghana card system into what it is today.
“It is important to note that by 2016, the NDC/Mahama government had passed a law making the Ghana Card the sole document for identity verification for all transactions (LI 2111). Approximately 16 million Ghanaians Collected biometric and demographic data on people. Approximately 4.7 million cards were processed. Approximately 900,000 cards were distributed.
“Clearly, this government has only come to continue the implementation of the system already developed by the NDC/Mahama government as a continuation of what was started under.” [former] Chairman JA Kufuor, continued [former] President JE Atta Mills has a blessed memory. Therefore, the credit of the Ghana Card must be shared by all successive governments that have contributed to where we are today. Note that Bawumia does not even take credit for his boss Akufo-Addo. ”
Read some of Sammy Gyamfi’s lecture notes on Dr Bawumia’s address to the nation below.
Ghana card lie
- *Dr. Bawumia deliberately ignored the great contribution of the NDC/Mahama administration in developing the Ghana card system into its present form.
- It is important to note that by 2016, the NDC/Mahama government had:
- A law was passed making the Ghana Card the sole document for identification for all transactions (LI 2111)
- Collecting biometric and demographic data for approximately 16 million Ghanaians
iii. Approximately 4.7 million cards processed
- Approximately 900,000 cards distributed
- Procured 9 million blank cards
- Upon taking office in 2017, Dr. Bawumia formed a three-person committee headed by Professor Ken Attafuah to review the contracting and implementation of the Ghana Card System.
- The Committee established the facts listed above, set out on page 1 of the report, and recommended the use of the existing database to continue from where the NDC left off.
- In fact, the head of the NIA, Professor Ken Atafua, told Parliament that the contract signed by the NDC/Mahama administration with Margins Group is the same as the contract currently in place.
- Obviously, this government has only come to continue the implementation of the system already developed by the NDC/Mahama government as a continuation of what was started under President Kufuor and continued by President Mills of blessed memory. is.
- Therefore, the credit of the Ghana Card must be shared by all successive governments that have contributed to where we are today. Note that Bawumia does not even take credit for his boss Akufo-Addo…
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