Dual citizens may contest Parliament without renouncing foreign citizenship under proposed reforms

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, announced that government has accepted the proposal to amend the 1992 Constitution to remove the current restriction that prevents Ghanaian citizens by birth with dual nationality from becoming Members of Parliament solely because they hold another citizenship.

Speaking at a press briefing on government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitutional Review Committee, the Attorney-General said the existing restriction does not align with the realities of modern citizenship and Ghana’s relationship with its diaspora community.

The Attorney-General explained that government’s position is aimed at broadening political participation and ensuring that qualified Ghanaians are not excluded from public service based solely on their dual citizenship status.