General News of Monday, 29 April 2019Source: Cecil Kudjoe MensahGroup advocates for dual citizens to hold political positions in GhanaMinister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor BotchweyA pressure and advocacy group, We The People Matter Movement (WTMM) is advocating for the amendment of Article 94 of the 1992 Constitution to enable Ghanaian-born with dual citizen status abroad to hold political positions in the country. The statement explained that this represented 7.3 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year in review. Unfortunately, none of them have taken the bold step to call for a constitutional amendment for article 94(2)(a) to give chance to Ghanaian born dual citizens to be eligible to contest for elections as a Member of Parliament. Let’s treat our fellow Ghanaians in the diaspora fairly by amending article 94(2)(a) of the constitution so as to actively involve them in leadership roles. ” Let’s all join our voices together to call for the amendment of article 94(2)(a).

Source: GhanaWeb April 29, 2019 05:26 UTC