We’re also Ghanaians – Fulanis roar over Ghana card, passport discrimination

Published: 8/Mar/2020
Source: StarrFM (Accra)

People of Fulani origin who say they are citizens of Ghana have said they are being treated as though “they are refugees” following the continuous discrimination against them at some national institutions.

For instance, they said they had been denied the opportunity by National Identification Authority (NIA) in the ongoing Ghana Card registration exercise to register because the mere mention of their Fulani lineage disqualified them and are thus denied the liberty to prove themselves.

Read further: https://starrfm.com.gh/2020/03/were-also-ghanaians-fulanis-roar-over-ghana-card-passport-discrimination/

Themes: Acquisition of nationality, Discrimination, Ethnic/Racial/Religious, ID Documents and Passports, Statelessness
Regions: Ghana
Year: 2020