NIA gets $115 million for new 'Ghanacards'

Dr Josiah Alfred Mills Cobbah — Executive Secretary of the NIA Source: Starrfmonline

"The National Identification Authority (NIA) has successfully negotiated a $115 million facility from Exim China to undertake a fresh registration of all Ghanaians under an “expanded registration project”.

According to a Daily Graphic report, about GH¢21,621,075 was spent on the previous mass registration and card distribution exercises.

However, NIA has successfully negotiated a $115 million facility from Exim China, which is awaiting approval by the Cabinet and Parliament to undertake the new project."...read more

Source: starrfmonline.com/

This is shocking, I don't really get why this is necessary.

Are the old I.D. cards responsible for Ghana's inability to produce enough food to feed the itself?
Or did the old I.D. cards contribute to energy problem?

There are more pressing issues for the government to focus on.

Who comes up  with these ideas anyway?