In Ghana, minority communities push constitution review committee to recognize their towns for citizenship purposes

Some leaders of Kumasi Zongo communities have called on the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) to make Zongo an accepted hometown for tribes such as the Hausas, Yoruba and Zabarmas whose parents and grandparents were declared Ghanaians after independence. The leaders made the appeal at a public engagement session organised by the CRC in Kumasi last Friday to solicit views and suggestions on constitutional reforms. [ . . . ] He urged the CRC to adopt a progressive approach that recognises birthplace as a legitimate marker of belonging, regardless of tribal origins. “The Constitution must speak to the realities of our society where Ghanaians are born in Zongo and grow up with no other home but there,” he said. Sheikh Ridwan stressed that making Zongo a recognised hometown would be a major step in addressing discrimination and strengthening national cohesion.
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