The National Identification Authority (NIA) has suspended the ongoing mass registration exercise in the Eastern region, a statement said.
The suspension follows an injunction filed by two Ghanaians to compel the Authority to suspend the exercise due to a directive from the president for all public gatherings to halt over the coronavirus.
Ghana has recorded 16 Covid-19 cases as of March 20, 2020.
In a statement, the NIA stated that Pursuant to the service of an application for Interlocutory injunction restraining NIA from continuing with the mass registration exercise in the Eastern Region, the exercise has been suspended effective Saturday, 21 March 2020 pending the final determination of the application for an interlocutory injunction.
The statement added that all field officials are required to report for work and to render proper accounting of registration equipment materials and consumables in their custody to their Supervising Registration Officers (SR0s) with immediate effect.
SUSPENSION OF MASS REGISTRATION EXERCISE IN THE EASTERN REGION
Pursuant to the service of an application for Interlocutory injunction restraining NIA from continuing with the mass registration exercise in the Eastern Region, all field officials are to take notice of, and adhere to, the following directives:
1. The Mass Registration Exercise currently underway in the Eastern Region has been suspended effective Saturday, 21. March 2020 pending the final determination of the application for interlocutory injunction.
2. All field officials are required to report for work and to render proper accounting of registration equipment materials and consumables in their custody to their Supervising Registration Officers (SR0s) with immediate effect.
3 All SROs are to hand over consumables and equipment under their care to their District Registration Officers (DR0s) who will confirm the inventory while awaiting further directives from the Head of Operations, Colonel Peter Kofi Ghansah (Rtd).
4. After accounting for registration materials under their control and/or Care all field officials are to return to their regular places of abode until further notice. Additional information will be communicated in this regard.
While away from registration centres, all field officials are entreated to strictly adhere to the prescribed protocols on preventing the contraction and spread of COvID-19.
Source: Daily Mail GH
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