A. Ndubusi Nwabudike’s nomination to head the National Elections Commission is drawing controversy in Liberia. Is the Senate in holding a nomination hearing saying to Liberians, that the Republic places greater value on natural-born foreigners than its own natural-born citizens? On September 24, 2019, The Honorable Body, the Liberian Senate forwarded to the Honorable House of Representatives the voted and approved Proposed Senate Proposition 1 on Dual Citizenship (Article 28) which, while granting dual citizenship to natural-born Liberian citizens “who hold citizenship from another country”, denies natural-born Liberian citizens from holding positions as heads of “autonomous commissions” (Frontpage Africa, 2019). While Liberians in the Diaspora remain concern over the discrimination, they however celebrated the President and the Legislature in this remarkable achievement. Is the Senate in holding a nomination hearing saying to Liberians, that the Republic places greater value on natural-born foreigners than its own natural-born citizens?

Source: Front Page Africa March 28, 2020 10:41 UTC