A netizen has argued that the Mahama government’s acceptance of a recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to allow Ghanaians with dual citizenship to hold public office is already in existence.
According to the netizen, under the Mahama government, some ambassadors who have been appointed are not Ghanaians.
He cited Ghana’s ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates and South Korea.
Speaking in a viral video, the netizen alleged, saying, “The dual citizenship thing that was accepted by the government, it is already going on in Ghana; they just want to enshrine it into the law, they just want to make it open.
Some ambassadors in Ghana are not Ghanaians; the Ghana Ambassador to UAE, his name is Hammed Rashid Tunde Ali, he is a full-blown Yoruba man. He came to Ghana when his father founded a shipping company in Ghana. He is a Yoruba man. He is Ghana’s ambassador to the UAE because he grew up here.
I’m sure a lot of you know about Ghana’s ambassador to South Korea; most of them are not Ghanaians. So it is already in motion; it is already in effect; they just want to write it into law. Soon your defence minister might come from Burkina Faso, your Finance Minister might come from Niger, your Tourism Minister maybe Barima Kofi Akufo who is speed”.
However, reports suggest H.E. Hammed Rashid Tunde Ali is a Ghanaian citizen, born and raised in Tema, with his citizenship and official records listing him as Ghanaian.
Ghana Ambassador to the UAE also held multiple senior public and private roles in Ghana.
Meanwhile, another netizen on X has reacted to the John Mahama government’s acceptance of a recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to allow Ghanaians with dual citizenship to hold public office.
According to the netizen, politicians have finally found a way for their children abroad to also access political power and public funds,
In a post on X, the netizen sarcastically wrote, “Now they’ve found a way for their kids abroad to come chop some of the money.
Ghana for you 😆”.
The netizen’s comment follows the government accepting the proposal by the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to allow Ghanaians with dual citizenship to hold public office, with the exception of the offices of President and Vice President.
In the decision contained in the government’s White Paper on the CRC’s recommendations, the government recommended the removal of the current constitutional requirement that Ghanaian citizens by birth renounce their foreign citizenship before contesting parliamentary elections.
Dr Dominic Ayine, presenting the White Paper, disclosed that existing restrictions on dual citizens are no longer consistent with Ghana’s engagement with its diaspora or realities of modern citizenship.
Under the recommendation, a Ghanaian citizen by birth who also holds the citizenship of another country will no longer be disqualified from contesting for Parliament solely because of their dual citizenship status and will also not be required to renounce their other nationality before seeking election.
The Attorney General argued that the current constitutional provision needlessly limits the participation of Ghanaians abroad who wish to contribute to national development through public service.
“The current disqualification sits uneasily with our engagement with the diaspora and with the realities of modern citizenship,” he stated.
Also, beyond Parliament, the government has accepted a proposal to remove dual citizenship as a disqualifying factor for several high-ranking public offices.
Should the recommendation be implemented, dual citizens will be eligible to serve in positions such as Chief Justice, Speaker of Parliament and Chairperson of the Electoral Commission should they meet all other constitutional requirements.
The offices of President and Vice President, however, remain reserved for persons who do not hold multiple citizenship.
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