President Mills declared Ghanaian after picking national ID
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday picked his National Identity Card from the National Identification Authority (NIA), thrilled that he has been declared a Ghanaian.
After Dr William Ahadzie, Executive Secretary of NIA, had given him the card, the President who turns 68 next July, said “I’m happy I’ve been declared a Ghanaian.”
President Mills picked his card at an office created by the NIA at the Osu Castle in Accra.
He commended the Executive Secretary for the exercise, adding that it would help identify Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians.
Dr Ahadzie in an interview with journalists said about 12.5 million Ghanaians had been registered in six out of the 10 regions in Ghana.
Regions where the registration exercise is yet to be carried out are, Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East and West Regions.
Dr Ahadzie said about 500,000 people had so far collected their cards in the Greater Accra Region, after which the distribution of cards would continue in the Ashanti Region.
He assured Ghanaians, both residents and non-residents that they would be registered, and currently the Authority was undertaking mopping up exercise in areas where the registration exercise had taken place.
Source: GNA