Executive secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Attafuah, has described the Ghana Card as a powerful tool that could be used for any desired thing including travels in the country and beyond.
Professor Attafuah disclosed that Ghanaians will soon use the Ghana Card as their passports for West African and foreign travels.
He noted that the Ghana Card already has an electronic passport on it which is valid for West African travels.
One is the onboarding of the passport, data integration with the passport office and also even how you get to use the Ghana Card to travel.
I indicated that the Ghana Card is a powerful tool, it already has an electronic passport on it, which is valid for travel within West Africa.”
“The conversation we had with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NITA is to get the appropriate certification and International Standardization Organization Certification and the International Civil Aviation Organization Certification (ICAO) so that the Ghana Card itself can be a valid passport for travel to Europe, the American countries.”
Meanwhile, the National Identification Authority will register Ghanaians living abroad for the Ghana Card once this dream comes to fruition.
He said this on Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday, July 12, 2021.
source : knustnews
