It stated that applicants without face mask won't be given their Ghana Card.
No mask, no Ghana Card - National Identification Authority warns
As part of measures to prevent further spread of the coronavirus in the country, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has put in place various strategies that are expected to be strictly adhered to by all citizens.
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It said, "applicants will be required to use hand sanitizer before joining the queue and leaving the collection centres."
The Authority on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, started the distribution of 3,875,441 Ghana cards, an exercise that will be undertaken over a week.
At the end of the exercise, it is expected that 11,062,850 Ghanaians would be issued with the Ghana card.
It will also enable persons in possession of the Ghana Card to use it for other mandatory purposes stated in the National Identity Register Regulation, 2012 (LI 2111), including registering as a voter and vouching for others as Ghanaians.
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