Not exact matches
At the official launch and live test of the
National Identification System in Accra on Friday, September 16, the President said the card would meet all basic
biometric needs of the country and would enable the harmonization and integration of all other data services in Ghana.
The feat was achieved through an elaborate
biometric registration procedure of all students by the
National Identification Authority (NIA), constant monitoring and regular auditing of the NSS payroll, as well as an E-zwich payment system.
Even though we all applauded the decision to go
biometric in the last two elections, every objective observer knew we have already collected
biometric details of citizens for the following purposes:
national passports, the e-Zwich payments platform and the
national identification system.
The Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has asked banks not to deny monthly pension to people for want of
biometric national ID, Aadhaar, and said that alternate means for
identification should be used if needed.
This is only one of the security measures CATSA has implemented or is looking at in the name of
national security (others include full body scanners, new
identification programs, mandatory passports to fly overseas,
biometrics embedded in passports, airport screening personnel, and more).