Source: newsthemegh.com
In a historic decision, the Supreme Court of Ghana ruled that multiple Citizenship Act provisions that forbade dual-citizens from holding important governmental positions were unconstitutional.
Sections of the Citizenship Act that prohibited dual citizens from holding positions as Chief Justice, Commissioner of the Value Added Tax Service, Director-General of the Prisons Service, Chief Fire Officer, Chief Director of a Ministry, or Colonel in the army or other security services were declared invalid by the majority ruling of the Apex court in the case of Francis Osei-Bonsu v. Attorney General.
The plaintiff, represented by Bright Okyere-Adjekum, requested a number of reliefs, and the Supreme Court granted them all, finding that the contested portions of the Citizenship Act were in conflict with Article 289(2) of the 1992 Constitution.
Due to the invalidated provisions’ unlawful amendment of the Constitution, the court’s decision has the effect of allowing persons with dual citizenship to be appointed to the previously limited positions.
The Citizenship Act’s provisions, according to the Supreme Court, illegally interfered with Article 289(2) of the Constitution, which protects Ghanaian citizens’ rights regardless of their dual citizenship status.
Ghana’s high government and security positions for dual citizens are anticipated to be significantly impacted by this historic ruling.