According to him, the various telecommunication companies should ride on the digitalization projects established by the government to facilitate and make the re-registration process smooth.
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SIM card re-registration waste of time – NDC man
Eric Sosu, a communication team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has described the SIM card re-registration exercise as retrogressive and unpleasant.
Ghanaians queue for SIM registration
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"Why are we not using the digital process we established to complete the registration process with operators? Ghanaians should only visit the offices of these telcos only when they encounter difficulties. The situation is very worrying so I think telecoms without offices in some areas should introduce mobile offices. The process has to be done seamlessly to tackle all these challenges," he said on Accra-based Kingdom FM.
He described the process as a "waste of productive man-hours," adding that the convergence by people at one place, most of whom were without masks, could derail the gains made in the COVID-19 prevention and control.
He suggested an extension of the deadline for the process and asked for the registration to be done digitally.
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"I think the registration should be reviewed and improved upon. We cannot tolerate this activity because it is hectic. I believe the registration should be fully online if possible. If people in rural areas can access places using the digital address system, what prevents the telcos from using the digital process? Now is the perfect time to make good use of our digitalization drive," he added.
The comments come at the back of the recent scenes at the various telecommunication premises, with lots of people congested to finalize their SIM re-registration process. Ghanaians took to social media to express their dissatisfaction in the process. Some worried about the spread of COVID-19 while others questioned the government’s digitization drive.
In October 2021, the government issued for the re-registration of SIM cards through the National Communications Authority (NCA) in an attempt to check cyber fraud.
The exercise is expected to end on March 31, 2022, with persons who fail to partake would have the SIMs blocked.
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