By:Isaac Amoah/ t,ntnewspapergh.com
The Vice-President of Ghana, who doubles as the 2024 Presidential Candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is expected to officially launch the first ever credit scoring system in Ghana, come Thursday, 7th November 2024.
According to him, Ghana is expected to be the second country, after South Africa to have implemented the system in the whole of West Africa.
Dr. Bawumia announced this during the first day of his 15-day campaign tour of the Ashanti Region ahead of the December 7 polls.
He explained that the implementation of the credit scoring system would go away to help Ghanaians access credit facilities and buy their needed items and pay by installment basis as it is being done in developed countries.
According to him, the policy is done easily through proper identification system, address and bank accounts.
And, fortunately for Ghana, all these requirements had been met by Ghana card insurance, digital address system and implementation of the Mobile Money Payment Interoperability.
The service, which allows direct and seamless transfer of funds from one mobile money wallet to another mobile money wallet across networks, which was developed by Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) with active collaboration of the Mobile Industry.
Aside from that, Dr. Bawumia said his government also intends to make passport applications easily accessible.
“From next year, Ghanaians will not have to fill any form to access passport. They will need to pay the fees by using Ghana card which contains relevant information to fill for passport.
“Apart from that, I’m going to make driving licence valid for 10 years and renewal for five instead of every two years as it is currently being done,” he disclosed.
He also intends to implement buy Ghana products to reduce importation and empower the local industries Dr.Bawumia said the policy would become mandatory. He, therefore, cautioned the electorate not to make any mistake to vote for Mr.John Mahama who … will have only four years, and will not come for them for accountability.
Dr. Bawumia said ” because I know I will have to definitely come back to you for accountability and to seek a second term, I will work assiduously with openness. Support me to become the next President to continue the good works. Don’t stay home but go out in your numbers and vote for Bawumia, who is number one on the ballot and also vote NPP parliamentary candidates in your various constituencies devoid of “skirts & blouse” .
