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Hon Frank Annoh Dompreh
July 15, 2022
The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh Dompreh has called for constructive criticism of the National Identification Authority as it remains an important national institution. Mr. Dompreh asked his colleagues in the Minority to cease the attack on the National Identification Authority (NIA) as this tends to demonize the authority.
Addressing the parliamentary press corps after the NIA officials briefed parliament on the floor on Thursday July 14, 2022, he indicated that the NIA is an important national institution and if care is not taken people would begin to see officials from the authority with a certain kind of impression when they visit the various district and communities.
“We know the path they have traversed, I can personally testify the number of times I have been to the NIA and at a point in time they could not boost of even one desktop, but today they are well resourced with computers”. He added that government has frequently and consistently being supporting the NIA with budgetary contributions, “So I’m saying simply that we should be careful not to demonize the NIA”.
According to him, he is surprised at how his colleagues from the Minority are alarmed and speaking as if the NIA has committed a crime, but noted that where there are concerns, they should be raised but there should be some moderation because we know where the NIA is coming from, and stated that most of the things are normal institutional challenges that the NIA is facing.
He said the NDC had the opportunity to sanitize the NIA and take it to the height they are desirous of but they failed to do it. “You failed at one breath, just bring the NIA any budgetary support to the NIA they couldn’t do it; they should stop pretending, they should be measured in their criticism of the NIA”, he stated.
Dominic Shirimori/Ghanamps.com