Ghanaian-born twin residents have been handled as widespread criminals when looking for to function Members of Parliament or acquire political appointments.
For instance, Adamu Daramani Sakande, an NPP MP for Bawku, acquired a two-year jail sentence in 2012 because of his twin citizenship.
Gyakye Quayson, an NDC MP for Assin North, confronted extreme authorized and political struggles, leading to his expulsion from parliament and a by-election organized in his constituency. Fortunately, he received once more after renouncing his different citizenship.
Regardless of the numerous contributions of Ghanaians overseas to Ghana, with over $32 billion in remittances from 2016 to 2023 (World Financial institution information) and substantial monetary assist for MPs and presidential candidates throughout the 2 most important political events, these persons are nonetheless being handled as aliens or widespread criminals when making an attempt to return house and take part in Ghanaian politics.
Now, there may be excellent news! The NDC celebration provides hope by pledging to handle this nationwide downside.
The 2024 manifesto guarantees to have interaction the diaspora neighborhood to reform twin citizenship legal guidelines and improve their involvement in Ghana’s democratic course of when the celebration wins the December seventh normal election. (Web page 162, NDC Resetting Ghana Manifesto 2024).
The media and civil society organizations have an important position in holding the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) accountable for its manifesto guarantees ought to it come to energy in 2025.
It’s crucial that these entities actively scrutinize and monitor the celebration’s commitments to make sure they’re fulfilled.
The period of political events making grand guarantees with out delivering on them should come to an finish.
Efficient oversight by these watchdogs is important to foster transparency and integrity in governance.