Former Kumbungu MP, Ras Mubarak, has said he will not re-register his SIM by March ending as mandated by the government because the process is too cumbersome.
The former legislator posted on Facebook that the government has failed to offer convincing reasons on the need to re-register the sim card.
“I have used my MTN phone number for nearly 24years. I would not Re-register my SIM card. The process is cumbersome, the argument for Re-registration is not compelling. If my network provider blocks my number, not only will I be happy to use the good old landline, I’ll organize a boycott campaign against the service provider,” he posted on Facebook on Sunday, January 9, 2021.
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The government of Ghana has mandated the registration of all telecommunication service subscribers across the country.
The Ministry of Communications and Digitisation has warned subscribers who will fail to meet the March 31, 2021, deadline that they will lose their mobile numbers.
The ongoing exercise has however been fraught with several challenges, forcing some groups and individuals to extend the deadline.
Aside from the demand for a Ghana Card as the only acceptable form of identification for the exercise, some critics say re-registration is not necessary considering that a similar exercise has been conducted in the past.