Minister of Communication, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful on Monday, 22 October 2018, issued a directive to all telecommunication companies operating in the country to to plug into the KelniGVG revenue assurance and monitoring platform within 48 hours or face sanctions in accordance with the law.

Mrs. Ekuful who is also the MP for Ablekuma West issued the 48-hour ultimatum after an official launch of the Common Platform by President Akufo-Addo.

The common platform, according to government is also aimed at protection from fraud and mobile money monitoring.

Speaking at the launch, the Communication Minister said; “I urge all mobile network operators to cooperate with the National Communications Authority and the Ghana Revenue Authority and KelniGVG and provide the information they need to monitor… Faliure to do so within the next 48 hours will result in the imposition of sanctions prescribed by Act 864,”

The launch of the platform was delayed by several months after some citizens and civil society organisations (CSOs) dragged the ministry and its assigns to court, arguing that the deployment would infringe on citizens’ rights to privacy among other concerns, but the court threw out the initial injunction application.

Addressing a short ceremony to inaugurate the platform, President Nana Akufo-Addo lauded the steps taken by the regulatory bodies like the NCA and GRA to guarantee revenue for the government.

The president, however, emphasised the need to ensure knowledge transfer in the execution of the Common Platform.