Actor and politician, John Dumelo has shown concern for the Accra High Court’s decision to dismiss an injunction application seeking to stop the National Identification Authority from continuing with its registration in the Eastern Region.
The president in a recent address to the nation put a ban on public gatherings including services in the churches and mosques, funerals, schools and all other gatherings that could cause the spread of the coronavirus.
However, the NIA continues to register people in the Eastern Region of Ghana for Ghana card despite talks and legal actions to put an end to it.
A court presided over by Justice Anthony Oppong explained that the directive did not stop operations of businesses but rather asked operators to observe certain protocols including social distancing.
According to the court, the NIA’s decision to go ahead with the registration is not against the President’s directive suspending all public gatherings adding that the function of NIA as an agency of government never compromised in observing the protocols put in place, citinewsroom.com reports.
Taking to Twitter, the Ayawaso West Wuogon hopeful said activities such as this takes the country backwards while in the efforts of moving forward.
“Our Covid-19 cases are increasing daily, the President has asked us to practise social distancing and stay at home, yet a High Court in Accra has ruled that NIA can continue mass registration. We take one step forward and two steps back” he tweeted.
Our Covid-19 cases are increasing daily, the President has asked us to practice social distancing and stay at home, yet a High Court in Accra has ruled that NIA can continue mass registration. We take one step forward and two steps back.
— Farmer John (@johndumelo) March 27, 2020
In the meantime, Ghana has confirmed 136 cases of the covid-19, 3 deaths and 1 recovery.
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By: Hajia Lamy Gates |ghanaweekend.com
