It is often at election time when questions around nationality come to the fore – when the meaning of citizenship is challenged in its fullest sense of the right to participate in public affairs of a country. There are many well-known cases of politicians whose right to nationality in the country where they wish to stand for office has been brought into question. Some of these have been litigated up to the level of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, but less-well known cases arise with almost every election. Elections also see regular assertions that certain groups of potential voters have been registered to vote even though they are not citizens.
Cllr. A. Ndubusi Nwabudike who recently got drown in citizenship controversial after he was nominated by the Liberian leader, President George Manneh Weah as National Elections Commission (NEC) Chairman , has finally withdrew his case at the Sixth Judicial Circuit…
Gerald C. Koinyeneh Monrovia – Lawyers representing the rejected nominee for the Chairperson position of Liberia’s National Elections Commission, Cllr. Ndubusi Nwabudike have filed an application at the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court known as the Civil Law Court against the…
By Alpha Daffae Senkpeni Monrovia – The Liberia National Bar Association has setup a committee “to review statements” made by the Commissioner-designate of the National Elections Commission, Cllr. A. Ndubisi Nwabudike during his confirmation proceedings at the Liberian Senate. The…
By Henry Karmo MONROVIA – Under the naturalization law of Liberia, a person below 18 years of age is a minor; and a minor is disallowed from obtaining naturalization for himself or herself. The law provides that any person seeking…
By Lennart Dodoo MONROVIA – Cllr. Ndubusi Nwabudike, a Nigerian-born naturalized Liberian, passed the Senate confirmation to head Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) but there are more raised eyebrows and calls for rejection on his recent nomination to head the National…
Johannesburg – The “shaming” of individuals by questioning their nationality is in the spotlight after a tweet attacking EFF MP Naledi Chirwa. Twitter user “Lerato Pillay” started the discussion on Sunday, when a user tweeted unsubstantiated allegations that Chirwa’s family…
Nathalie Raunet Robert-Nicoud Recurring questions in Ghana about who constitutes the electorate have in recent years turned to the issue of foreign voters. Are people crossing national borders during elections truly eligible? Political parties have begun to exploit the lack…
Le Mouvement je m’inscris sur la liste électorale et je vote pour la Côte d’Ivoire (Milev-Ci) exhorte tous les Ivoiriens à se faire établir les cartes nationales d’identité. En vue de ratisser large, cette organisation est sur le terrain pour…
Ethiopia’s electoral agency asked immigration authorities to establish the citizenship of a prominent critic of the Horn of Africa government’s leadership, just months before national elections. Jawar Mohammed, a member of the Oromo Federalist Congress, gave up his U.S. citizenship…
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