Gambia: 247 Ghanaians Hold Valid/ Expired Gambian ID Cards
Published: 12/Feb/2025
Source: The Voice (Banjul)
By: Binta Jaiteh
Omar T. Camara, the Acting Commissioner & Government Focal Point at the Gambia Commission for Refugees, has revealed that a total of two hundred and forty-seven (247) Ghanaians living at Brufut/ Ghana Town hold valid or expired ID cards issued to them during Jammeh’s regime.
Commissioner Camara made this disclosure in his presentation of the report on Data Analysis of Ghana Town Assessment to the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees.
He said these ID cards would not be renewed if they expired, while he disclosed that three hundred and seventy-seven (377) of these Ghanaians are undocumented, and out of a total of six hundred and eighty-six, only forty-three had passports.
Camara noted that there is an urgent need for reforms in Gambian citizenship laws to ensure individuals whose parents are not Gambians can secure citizenship and that children born to Gambian parents are recognized as citizens by the end of 2025, GCR and UNHCR).
Read further: https://www.voicegambia.com/2025/02/12/247-ghanaians-hold-valid-expired-gambian-id-cards/