The Minister of the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, shared the story of his fascinating ancestry during his vetting on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Muntaka, who listed Kumasi as his hometown in his CV, was asked to explain why, as a Dagomba man, he would claim to hail from the capital town of the Asante Kingdom.
He began his explanation by stating that he does not subscribe to the belief that one's hometown is defined solely by where their grandfather or great-grandfather comes from.
While he is of Dagomba descent, the dominant ethnic group in the Northern Region of Ghana, he explained that he considers Kumasi his hometown because it is where he was born and has lived all his life, along with his family. "Everybody comes from somewhere and moves to somewhere else.
