2ND RUN N .I. C

By: Eric K. Amponsah, Collins Boateng and Alhasan Niziru

The Ablekum sub – metro district yesterday had its turn of the National identification card exercise.
The exercise was the third face of the registration, and it’s starting from 11th to 21st of January this year at 7am to 5pm.
Speaking to M r. Jonathan Amos Nduakor, the registration officer of the Odorkor Taaten, said, the registration has been peaceful, and that all the people who have gotten their name registered are all up to the task and have responded to the exercise positively.
Meanwhile, one of the participants who gave his name as John Mensah, said the days for the registration should be increase so those who offer daily duties can participate.
He laid an allegation against the registration offers as to their attitude towards the work. He said some put electronic gadgets in their ears therefore shifting their attention from the participants. He also said that the officers consider their friends and relatives first regardless of those in the guile.
The story was different when times visited Akweteman, speaking to the residents in the area about the exercise; they said they were satisfied with the way the exercise was going. Children were separated from the adult to enable the exercise move on smoothly and to easy human traffic.
According the residents, if the registration exercise was to go on smoothly as it is now then the NIA would be able to cover all the people living in the Akweteman.
Mr. Legibo Augustine- Seidu, the registration officer told Times that the exercise has been well organized except that the environment was not conducive for the registration exercise.
He noted that due to the sun raise when taken pictures, his officials find it difficult, and has been a great challenge but despite that all is well.