GH¢5 charge will go to the app developers – NCA clears air
According to the Kwame Gyan, the NCA has no hand in the money charged. It will go to the app developers and not the government.
The National Communications Authority (NCA) in response to disagreements pertaining to the GH¢5 charge on the self-service app has revealed that the money will go to the app developer.
Kwame Gyan, Deputy Corporate Affairs Director at the NCA, while failing to give specifics, said “the money goes to the app developers; those who built and are maintaining the app.”
“It doesn’t go to the NCA,” Mr Gyan added.
The government announced that the self-service registration application which will be made available on Android and IOS platforms, will be rolled out from today.
This was added to an extension of the deadline for SIM cards to be re-registered with the Ghana Card.
Many have criticised the GH¢5 charge and described it as a disincentive.
The Mobile Money Agents Association lamented that this could be an issue for persons who own multiple SIM cards.
July 31 was set by the government as the deadline for all persons to re-register their SIM cards with their Ghana Cards.
Persons who failed to comply with the directive would have their sim cards deactivated.
The exercise is to aid law enforcement agencies to identify SIM card owners, tracking criminals who use phones for illegal activities, and curb phone theft, hate text messaging, mobile fraud activities, and SIM Box fraud.
