The old voters’ identity card is still valid for identification related to socio-economic transactions until the Electoral Commission (EC) finishes the compilation of the new voters' register.
Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations at the Commission, said the EC usually shared data with the relevant institutions, including banks, to enable them to verify the authenticity of the cards presented to them as part of their transactions.
Mr Tettey said the Voter’s ID card also served as an identification card to support financial transactions and filling different application forms.
“As our major stakeholders, the Commission will communicate accordingly when the process is done and when the new card becomes operational,” he said.
“As soon as we are done with the ongoing registration and the register is compiled and legitimised by the Court, the old card becomes invalid.”
But until then, Mr Tettey explained that applicants who had successfully registered and received their cards could only use them to vouch for prospective applicants they knew as Ghanaians.
Some individuals had been presenting their new Voters’ ID cards to institutions to transact business and became frustrated when they were told they could not be accepted now.
An official at a bank located in the Ministries area, who pleaded on anonymity, said some clients had been presenting their new card as proof of their identity but the bank did not have the database yet to validate their authenticity.
He, therefore, advised clients to present other identifications cards which could be authenticated.
Latest Stories
-
Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine’s power plants
6 mins -
Kanayo O. Kanayo welcomes son into movie industry as he takes on filmmaking
35 mins -
Voters exhibition will offer opportunity to rectify mistakes – EC
35 mins -
Deloitte commissions 7th library at Hohoe as part of ‘WorldClass’ project
41 mins -
Red Eye secures management deal with George Britton’s Revolve Muzic
1 hour -
3 persons arrested for causing disruption in voter registration exercise at Tepa
2 hours -
Journalists are not induced to frustrate the OSP – GJA President fires back
2 hours -
J. Derobie returns with ‘Firm After All’ EP
2 hours -
Samuel William Opoku-Agyakwa
2 hours -
I won’t protect your legacy of corruption, bankrupt economy – Mahama replies Akufo-Addo
2 hours -
Everyone safe after building collapses in Nairobi
2 hours -
Ariana Grande was carried in ‘asleep’ for Met Gala 2024 performance
2 hours -
Fuse ODG visits budding artiste Fred Kobby’s neighbourhood
2 hours -
South Africa poll agency rejects bid to remove Zuma from MK party
2 hours -
FocusnBlur Founder, Enoch Boateng honoured at 2023 Forty Under 40 Awards
2 hours