In what will come as a shock to some Ghanaians and health experts, a High Court in Accra has given the National Identification Authority (NIA) the green light to proceed with its registration of Ghanaians for the Ghana Card despite the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.
The court presided over by Justice Anthony Oppong took the view Friday morning that proceeding with the national ID registration exercise will not be in defiance of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s ban on social gatherings.
In the court’s view, the directive issued by the President almost two weeks ago did not ban businesses from operating but rather directed them to put in place safety protocols against the virus which has so far affected 136 persons and killed three of them in Ghana.
Accordingly, the court struck out the injunction application that sought to stop the NIA from going ahead with the registration exercise in the Eastern Region, and a cost of 6000 awarded against the two applicants; Kevor Mark-Oliver and Emmanuel Akumatey Okrahm.
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By 3news.com|Ghana
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