Parliament must complete the Equal Citizenship journey begun in 1996
Stephen Kwaku Asare, aka Kwaku AzarThe Council of State has advised against the bipartisan Constitution Amendment Bill, 2025, which seeks to remove the remaining constitutional restrictions on dual citizens holding certain public offices notwithstanding the President's repeated support for the reform.
The Constitution excludes dual citizens from serving as Members of Parliament, Ministers, Secretary to the Cabinet, Ambassadors, members of Constitutional Commissions (such as the Electoral Commission, the National Commission for Civic Education, the Public Services Commission, and the Lands Commission), founding members, executives and leaders of political parties, and the heads of some of the security services, including the Inspector-General of Police, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and the Director of Immigration.
Parliament now has an opportunity to complete that unfinished journey by removing the remaining constitutional disabilities attached to dual citizenship.
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