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Chief Justice nominee, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, has explained why the birth certificate alone cannot be used to prove that one is Ghanaian. According to her, the birth certificate is only used to show the place of birth of a person born in Ghana and not the citizenship of the …

The Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has reiterated the Supreme Court’s position that a birth certificate is not proof of citizenship but rather a record of one’s birth location. Explaining that the information on a birth certificate is not verifiable during her vetting on Friday, May 26, Justice Torkornoo …