His Lordship Justice Richard Kogyapwah, Supervising High Court Judge of Tamale, administered the official oath and oath of secrecy to the trainees, who were drawn from the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions.

The newly sworn-in commissioners of oath have been trained, and are required to act as officials, unbiased witnesses to documents as well as serve the public and administer oaths within the judicial system honestly.

Mr Abdul Ganiyu Abudu, Head of Training at NIA, who spoke during the swearing-in of the oaths in Tamale, said a total of 1503 commissioners for oath have been commissioned across the country and would be deployed during the mass registration exercise for the Ghana Card.

Mr Ganiyu Abudu said the NIA is committed to ensuring that no citizen is left out of the process to acquire a Ghana Card.

His Lordship Kogyapwah urged the newly sworn-in commissioners for oath to treat their duties as a sensitive one and be diligent in undertaking their exercise to prevent fraud during the Ghana Card registration exercise.

Mr Issah Mahmudu, a representative of the Ghana Bar Association, Northern Region, urged the commissioners for oath to be diligent in discharging their duties during the exercise and avoid the registration of ghost names.

Mr Abdul Qudus Salia, Principal State Attorney, Northern Region, also urged the newly sworn-in commissioners for oath to justify the confidence reposed in them by the NIA by being fair and transparent throughout the process of acquiring the Ghana Card.