Akatsi South NIA to begin registration for children aged 6 -14 years [Video]

The National Identification Authority (NIA) office at Akatsi South Municipality in the Volta Region says the Authority will be conducting a registration exercise for Ghanaian children aged six to 14 years.

It said the exercise, by the legal mandate, remained crucial to ensuring that all children within the age bracket got into the national identity register.

A statement signed by Amen Agbenorhevi, the Akatsi South Municipal NIA Head, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the assignment would enable children to benefit from various national programmes and services.

It indicated that a registration team would move from one school to another to do the registration at a yet-to-be-determined date.

“This registration exercise is parent/ guardian-child centered. Every parent/ guardian needs to be present with their child during the registration process,” it said.

The statement said guardians played a crucial role in providing the necessary information and documents required for …