{"id":175411,"date":"2024-04-26T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/26\/persons-with-dual-citizenship-can-be-appointed-chief-justice-chief-directors-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:00:09","slug":"persons-with-dual-citizenship-can-be-appointed-chief-justice-chief-directors-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/26\/persons-with-dual-citizenship-can-be-appointed-chief-justice-chief-directors-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Persons With Dual Citizenship Can Be Appointed Chief Justice, Chief Directors\u2013 Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Ghana has declared as unconstitutional several sections of the Citizenship Act that prohibited persons with dual citizenship from holding key public offices.<\/p>\n<p>The Apex court\u2019s majority decision, in the case of Francis Osei-Bonsu v The Attorney General, nullified sections of the Citizenship Act that barred dual citizens from becoming the Chief Justice, Commissioner of the Value Added Tax Service, Director-General of the Prisons Service, Chief Fire Officer, Chief Director of a Ministry, or attaining the rank of Colonel in the army or other security services.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court upheld all the reliefs sought by the plaintiff, represented by Bright Okyere-Adjekum, ruling that the impugned sections of the Citizenship Act were inconsistent with Article 289(2) of the 1992 Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The effect of the court\u2019s decision is that persons with dual citizenship can now be appointed to the previously restricted positions, as the nullified sections had improperly amended the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court found that the Citizenship Act\u2019s provisions unlawfully interfered with Article 289(2) of the Constitution, which guarantees the rights of Ghanaian citizens, irrespective of their dual citizenship status.<\/p>\n<p>This landmark judgment is expected to have a significant impact on the eligibility of dual citizens for senior government and security appointments in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Vincent Kubi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo \u00a0 In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Ghana has declared as unconstitutional several sections of the Citizenship Act that prohibited persons with dual citizenship from holding key public offices. 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