The National Identification Authority (NIA) has responded to a report on social media that seems to suggests that a Togolese national has \u2018fraudulently\u2019 acquired the Ghana Card. According to NIA, the said card was genuine.<\/p>\n
NIA in a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Affairs, ACI Francis Palmdeti, said it \u201chas seen on social media, a picture of a Ghana Card placed alongside a Togo National ID card, both bearing the personal details of one Wilfried Amenovideto.\u201d<\/p>\n
It said \u201csome of the commentaries on the said ID card images suggest that the individual is a Togolese and therefore not eligible to be issued with a Ghana Card as a Ghanaian citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NIA wishes to put the following facts on record for the attention of the general public: the Ghana Card bearing the name of Wilfried Amenovideto is genuine; in support of his application for the Ghana Card, Mr. W. Amenovideto submitted a Birth Certificate issued by the Births and Deaths Registry on 26th January 2018 at Aflao, with the nationality of both parents indicated on the said birth certificate as Ghanaian,\u201d the statement noted.<\/p>\n
It added that \u201ca person who is a citizen of Ghana and a citizen of another country is entitled to apply for, and be issued with, the Ghana Card; a citizen of another country may subsequently become a Ghanaian citizen after going through the requisite process of Naturalisation or Registration as provided for by law.\u201d<\/p>\n