Persons With Dual Citizenship Can Be Appointed Chief Justice, Chief Directors– Supreme Court

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Persons With Dual Citizenship Can Be Appointed Chief Justice, Chief Directors– Supreme Court

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo   In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Ghana has declared as unconstitutional several sections of the Citizenship Act that prohibited persons with dual citizenship from holding key public offices. The Apex court’s majority decision, in the case of Francis Osei-Bonsu v The Attorney General, nullified sections of the Citizenship Act that barred dual citizens from becoming the Chief Justice, Commissioner of th…