A total number of 648,862 Ghana cards printed by the National Identification Authority (NIA) are yet to be collected by their respective holders.

The NIA made this known on its Facebook platform when it released recent data on the national identification registration exercise as of May 9.

Per the data, a total of 18,713,474 individuals have been enrolled onto the National Identification System.

So far, some 18,197,477 Ghana cards have been printed, whereas 17,548,615 cards have been issued.

The NIA is urging individuals who are yet to claim their Ghana Cards to do so.

"Still Haven’t Collected Your Ghana Card? Thousands of cards are ready and waiting! Check. Collect. Be Identified."

"Visit your nearest NIA District Office today, we’re Open and Operational!" the NIA stated.