Bright Simons, IMANI Africa’s Honorary Vice President, over the past few days have been chasing the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, for more details concerning the SIM re-registration exercise.
The IMANI Africa Honorary Vice President, in his initial post, quizzed Sam George on three things regarding the fresh Nationwide SIM registration exercise to be rolled out by the first quarter of 2026.
He questioned, “Is this re-registration thing going to involve: Another sole-sourced contract? Citizens leaving precious work aside to join long, snaking queues? Another slew of errors, repeats, recalls, etc?
According to Bright Simons, Ghana has had multiple mass SIM card registrations that mysteriously never deliver a functional database, adding that this time around, they will protect Ghanaian time and resources.
He revealed he got a message that Sam George has authorised that the re-registration be given to Transactly.
In an X post on December 5, 2025, he wrote, “Ghana has had multiple mass SIM card registrations that mysteriously never deliver a functional database. Why? Because often the whole process is rushed, poorly planned, and poorly defined. You yourself agree wholeheartedly with this, correct?
Our goal this time around is to ROBUSTLY PREVENT YOU FROM WASTING THE PEOPLE’S TIME AND RESOURCES with another badly planned, poorly defined, and rushed mess.
Last time we looked closely to try and find out why these SIM card re-registration processes seem to lead to a mess (a mess you don’t deny), we found that sole-sourced procurement was a factor. A contractor without experience was inserted into the process, leading to a system that you now claim is a mess, hence the need to redo it.
This time, we intend to PREVENT the mess, or any excuse for a mess, before it even happens.
I got a message that you have authorised that a contract be given to Transactly in connection with the re-registration. As you yourself have admitted, you have no window for engagement with activists. Hence, the most efficient way was for me to ask for confirmation on Twitter/X”.
His post added, “You quickly recast the whole thing into a strawman that you think you can deflect, knowing very well that there are various agencies that could, in the end, enter into such contracts. Agencies like the NCA, the NIA, and even NITA. All of which you have very strong influence over.
I asked you for the solution architecture and any associated procurement plan, because those are the two documents that will TRULY debunk any hint of procurement motivation. As for the contracts, they can be handled by any agency within the architecture.
Us knowing how the solution you intend to launch within 3 months has been designed to ensure that the problems you claim bedevil the current database won’t recur would also show WHICH ACTORS will do what. I know you know exactly where I am going with this. You can put on a display of being angry with me for being “accusatory” when in fact we are pushing accountability in a scenario that HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST”.
Bright Simon highlighted that their motive is to ensure that no inexperienced companies are given the SIM re-registration contract.
He wrote further, “But for the benefit of some of your fans who don’t read, this is what our motive: WE AIM TO ENSURE THAT NO INEXPERIENCED COMPANIES ARE INSERTED INTO THE ARCHITECTURE TO DO WHATEVER. It doesn’t matter who in the government gives them the contract based on your push or someone else’s push.
You have refused repeatedly to stay on the issues and lay out the solution architecture and the role of contractors, including the one whose name was leaked to us. We aim to pursue you with RTIs to get to the bottom of the situation and update the public. That’s al”l.
Bright Simon further quizzed the Communication Minister on how the new approach will stop fraud and also improve on what the country already has.
“We also want to peruse the architecture to spot bottlenecks that will inconvenience citizens and cause the crazy confusion and distress that happened in previous rounds of these messy re-registration episodes. And lastly, we want to evaluate HOW EXACTLY your new approach will STOP FRAUD and improve on what we already have”, he added.
Bright Simon, in a separate post, revealed they will be filing an RTI request to gather more information about the whole SIM re-registration saga.
He stated, “We shall be filing RTI requests to gather more information about this whole saga, as you have refused to share the procurement plan and the solution architecture we requested, despite clearly having time on your hands to respond.
There are also several reports that keep coming out of your Ministry about you not taking advice from the experienced civil servants and technocrats there and in the agencies. We aim to learn more. Please respond to our RTI requests as expeditiously as you respond to posts on Twitter. Thank you in advance”.
See the post below:
Dear @samgeorgegh ,
— Bright Simons (@BBSimons) December 5, 2025
1. It is looking like today we will sleep here oo. 😊
2. I think, though, that this is a slightly improved version of you on display. At least, this time around, you are not throwing threats like "civil redress" around. You also seem to be making some,…