Update:

To the Founding 2,000 and everyone who has joined since:

Thank you.

Because of your signatures, comments, shares, posts, conversations, and sustained pressure, this petition has now reached 2,166 supporters.

We are only 334 signatures away from the next Change.org goal of 2,500.

Current momentum at a glance:

2,166 supporters
6,124 petition views
1,231 petition shares
Petition strength: 10 / Great

Please keep signing, commenting, and sharing:

https://www.change.org/ghanacitizenship

THE PETITION HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENCY

We have an important development to share.

Following the interim submission of the petition and our formal sit-down meeting with the Diaspora Affairs Office of the President on 11 June 2026, the Diaspora Affairs Office stated in written correspondence dated 14 June 2026 that the petition has been forwarded to the Presidency through its established command chain.

The written correspondence is on file with The Black Agenda and may be made available to verified media and organizational partners.

This is a documented procedural escalation.

But let us be clear:

Forwarding does not mean approval, adoption, or a decision by the President.

It means the petition has entered the appropriate government channel, and sustained public engagement is now required.

The Diaspora Affairs Office also stated that it does not have independent authority to suspend, review, or waive the GHS 25,000 citizenship application fee. The Office further stated that substantive changes involving financial and procedural protocols, vetting and documentation requirements, DNA as an exclusionary barrier, and the timing of future citizenship application cycles must go through the Presidency’s chain of command.

This supports the petition’s position that these concerns require review by higher state authorities.

These are national policy issues.

WHY THIS WEEK MATTERS

This week, from 17 to 19 June 2026, Ghana will host the Next Steps High-Level Consultative Conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra.

The conference, hosted by President John Dramani Mahama, is intended to translate the landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans into a global framework for action.

That makes this moment urgent.

If Ghana is taking global leadership on reparatory justice, then reparative citizenship, accountable representation, and fair inclusion for the Historic Diaspora must be part of the conversation at home.

Reparatory justice cannot only be spoken internationally while the Historic Diaspora faces unaffordable fees, exclusionary barriers, unclear timelines, and representation without a clear constituency mandate.

RESTORE REPARATIVE CITIZENSHIP IN PRINCIPLE AND IN PRACTICE

Our central demand remains clear:

Restore reparative citizenship in principle and in practice.

Reparative citizenship means citizenship is treated as restoration, not charity.

It treats repatriation as repair, not revenue.

The Historic Diaspora must not be treated as ordinary applicants seeking a favor. Descendants of those violently displaced through kidnapping, enslavement, family separation, and forced removal deserve a pathway to repatriation that is fair, transparent, accessible, family-inclusive, and grounded in justice.

This is not only a Historic Diaspora concern. Many Ghanaians, Ghanaian families connected to the Historic Diaspora, scholars, advocates, residents, organizations, traditional leaders, and institutions inside Ghana understand that a fair reparative citizenship process strengthens Ghana’s moral leadership, national development, Pan-African responsibility, and global standing.

Traditional rulers, including Nana Enyineh Gyadu Nkansa III, National President of the Guan Congress and Ankobeahene of Larteh Ahenease, have also added their names to this call.

This is a shared call to align Ghana’s public language of repair with clear policy, fair process, and accountable representation.

THE NEXT STEP IS STRUCTURAL

The petition is already doing its work: documenting public demand, forcing institutional response, and building momentum toward accountable representation.

Now the next step is structural.

Through this petition, thousands of supporters have already entrusted The Black Agenda to carry forward concerns that have too often gone unheard, ignored, or spoken for by others.

No one person, private group, appointed figure, or closed-door process should be allowed to speak for millions for another quarter of a century without transparency, accountability, or a clear constituency mandate.

That is why real constituency-mandated seats for the Historic Diaspora must come first.

Accountable representation is what makes every other reform sustainable.

WHAT WE ARE CALLING FOR

Without seats at the table, fees can return, DNA barriers can return, timelines can shift, requirements can change without notice, appeals can remain unclear, and decisions can continue to be made about the Historic Diaspora without the Historic Diaspora.

That is why our current demands are:

Real constituency-mandated seats for the Historic Diaspora
These seats should recognize and build from the public mandate already demonstrated through The Black Agenda’s petition, organizing, and documented supporter base. They must not be reduced to executive appointment, private gatekeeping, or closed-door selection.

Suspension and review of the GHS 25,000 citizenship application fee
Permanent removal of DNA as an exclusionary barrier
Robust vetting and anti-fraud safeguards are necessary, but they must not be used to exclude legitimate descendants through rigid or inappropriate DNA requirements.

A clear, year-round pathway to reparative citizenship
At least 90 days’ notice for major changes in fees, requirements, vetting dates, documents, or deadlines
A clear appeals and review process
A process grounded in reparative justice, not administrative exclusion
We recognize that the exact form reparative citizenship takes may be debated. We also recognize that questions about how Historic Diaspora representation interacts with Ghana’s existing civic structures deserve transparent public discussion.

We welcome that discussion.

But the principle must not be abandoned:

The Historic Diaspora deserves a distinct, just, accessible, and accountable pathway grounded in repair.

THE NEXT ACCOUNTABILITY STEP

The Diaspora Affairs Office has made clear that it cannot resolve these issues alone.

Now we are calling on the Office of the Chief of Staff to confirm receipt of the forwarded petition and indicate a pathway for public response by 14 July 2026.

We will update our full supporter network on any response received by that date, and we will consult organizational partners on next steps if no pathway for public response has been indicated.

The petition remains open.

The submission was a step. The meeting was a step. The forwarding of the petition to the Presidency is another step.

Now we must keep building public pressure.

HELP US REACH 2,500

We are only 334 signatures away from 2,500.

Please do three things today:

Sign the petition if you have not already signed.
Leave a comment explaining why this matters.
Share the petition with at least three people, groups, organizations, media contacts, or community leaders.
Petition link:

https://www.change.org/ghanacitizenship

COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR NETWORKS:

The petition for fair Historic Diaspora reparative citizenship, representation, and inclusion in Ghana has reached 2,166 supporters. This week Ghana hosts the Next Steps High-Level Consultative Conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra, while the Diaspora Affairs Office of the President has stated in written correspondence dated 14 June 2026 that the petition has been forwarded to the Presidency through its established command chain. This is a documented procedural escalation, not a final decision. Now we must keep building pressure until Ghana restores reparative citizenship in principle and in practice. Please sign, comment, and share: https://www.change.org/ghanacitizenship

MEDIA AND ORGANIZATIONAL INQUIRIES

For media interviews with representatives of The Black Agenda in English or Twi, or for organizations wishing to stand publicly with the petition, email:

theblackagendagh@gmail.com

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The Founding 2,000 started this phase.

Everyone who has joined since has built it further.

Now let’s push to 2,500.

Sign. Comment. Share. Organize.

Restore reparative citizenship in principle and in practice.