[TOP STORY] Aondoakaa: Dual citizenship doesn’t disqualify anyone born in Nigeria from contesting elections | TheCable
Author:Michael Aondoakaa, former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation , says having dual citizenship cannot disqualify anyone who is a Nigerian by birth from contesting elections in the country.dual citizenship can only disqualify “a person who obtains such status by naturalisation or registration”.
Shortly after Bola Tinubu was declared the president-elect, there were reports that he allegedly obtained citizenship of Guinea, a country in West Africa. The allegation has generated reactions on social media, with many arguing that having dual citizenship bars Tinubu from contesting elections in the country.
“But assuming it was in the petition, the position of the law is that a person who has dual citizenship by naturalisation or registration cannot contest for president in Nigeria,” the former AGF said.“But a person who is born in Nigeria, and acquired citizenship in another country, has the right to contest an election. It would be strange to say that the winner of the election, Tinubu, has the citizenship of another country. You must prove first that he is not a Nigerian by birth.
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