It states that those with dual citizenship “shall not qualify for elected national or public service positions…”, unless they renounce the other citizenship. Before this proposed Referendum, Teage Jalloh (“Jalloh”), a Liberian citizen who was born in Liberia to both Liberian parents, traveled to the United States and became a U.S. citizen. C. DifferencesNotwithstanding the similarities, there are some stark differences: First, the Ruling does not confer a right to dual citizenship. Second, the Ruling rolled back section 22.2 of the ANL that allows for automatic loss of Liberian citizenship without due process of law[2]. There is also a concern that the restrictions do not seem to apply evenly between naturalized Liberians with dual citizenship and natural born Liberians with dual citizenship.

Source: Front Page Africa October 28, 2020 07:52 UTC