The National Identification Authority (NIA) has responded to reports that Aisha Huang, a Chinese national dubbed a “galamsey queen or kingpin” by Ghanaians, was in possession of a Ghana card.
In a statement, the NIA stated that the name Aisha Huang was not found in its database.
“There is no record of a person named Aisha Huang in the National Identity Register (NIR) compiled by NIA.” In other words, “the name Aisha Huang does not exist in the National Identification System (NIS) database,” according to the NIA statement.
Following her re-arrest for illegal mining activities in the country despite her deportation, Aisha Huang was discovered to be in possession of a Ghana Card bearing the name Huang En.
In response to the viral Ghana card image implying that the galamsey kingpin has been issued a Ghana card, the authority stated that the registration was completed in 2014 under the name Huang En and was renewed in 2016 and 2018 in Kumasi.
It claimed that in August 2022, a Chinese national tried to register a new non-resident Ghana card under the name Ruixia Huang, but the system flagged it because the biometric details matched those of Huang En.
“Huang En opted to renew with the old details and then go through the affidavit and gazette process later, after which she would then provide the documents for the update to be done,” NIA said in a statement.
“Her renewed Non-Citizen Ghana Card, bearing her old name, was then issued to her on August 25, 2022. This card is now being questioned and trending on social media.”
“It must be emphasized that having a Non-Citizen Ghana Card does not confer or imply Ghanaian citizenship,” NIA clarified.
Below is how the NIA explained the controversy:
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1. On 26th February 2014, a Chinese woman named HUANG EN registered as a first-time applicant for a foreigner identity card at the Foreigner Identification Management System (FIMS) registration Centre at Nhyiaeso, Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region (passport attached). Her biometrics was captured and she was issued a Non-citizen Ghana Card. She subsequently did two more renewals on 31st August 2016 and 8th January 2018, using the same details and Chinese passport number G39575625. Throughout all these registrations her details remained unchanged as below.
Forename: En
Surname: Huang
Date of Birth: 07-Jul-86
Personal ID Number: CHN-010039480-J
Passport Number: G39575625
2. On 25th August 2022 at 10:35 am, an incident occurred at the FIMS Registration Centre in Tamale, Northern Region, involving a Chinese national who visited the centre as a first-time applicant with the following details:
Forename: RUIXIA
Surname: HUANG
Date of Birth: 07-Nov-75
Passport Number: EJ5891162
3. The registration, however, went into a technical state known as ‘RejectedDueAFIS’, which meant that the biometrics of RUIXIA HUANG possibly matched that of an already existing person in the NIS database. The registration officer, therefore, sent a request to the technical support team for further investigations. This revealed that, based on the biometrics provided, “RUIXIA HUANG” had previously registered as EN HUANG in the FIMS record under the NIS database. When confronted by the registration officer with this information, she claimed to have changed her name. As per NIA’s normal registration process, EN HUANG was asked to provide an official certified affidavit and a gazette as required by law to support the change of name if the details in the passport with the number EJ5891162 were to be used to update her old records.
4. EN HUANG was then given the option of waiting to bring in the required documents before her details could be updated or renewing her old registration with her Personal ID Number CHN-010039480-J, without any change in details. She opted to renew with the old details and then go through the affidavit and gazette process after which she would then provide the documents for the update to be done. Her renewed Non-Citizen Ghana Card was then issued to her on 25th August 2022, bearing the details below:
Forename: EN
Surname: HUANG
Date of Birth: 07-Jul-86
Personal ID Number: CHN-010039480-J
5. HUANG EN opted to renew with the old details and then go through the affidavit and gazette process later, after which she would then provide the documents for the update to be done. Her renewed Non-Citizen Ghana Card was then issued to her on 25th August 2022, bearing the old This card is what is now impugned and trending on social media.
6. It must be emphasized that possession of the Non-Citizen Ghana Card does not confer or amount to having Ghanaian citizenship.
7. The NIA’s verification system functioned as designed to enable NIA to prevent HUANG EN from registering under a new name and date of birth for a new Non-Citizen Ghana Card, despite her being in possession of two Chinese passports.
Source: Cititv
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