To the Founding 1,800 and everyone who has joined since:
Thank you.
Because of your signatures, comments, shares, messages, conversations, and organizing, this petition has now reached 1,890 verified signatures.
We are now only 610 signatures away from the next Change.org goal of 2,500.
Today, 1 June 2026, we are preparing an Interim Submission Before Final Submission of the ongoing petition to Restore Reparative Citizenship in Principle and in Practice.
This means something very important:
The petition is not closing.
We are submitting the current petition record now while the petition remains open and continues to gather signatures. After this interim submission, additional signatures, comments, organizational endorsements, and public support will continue to be gathered for the final submission and any necessary supplemental submissions.
WHY WE ARE SUBMITTING NOW
We are submitting this interim petition now because these concerns must be formally before decision-makers before major diaspora-facing initiatives move forward, including the upcoming Next Steps conference, December in GH, and other programs through which Ghana will engage the Historic Diaspora.
This interim submission places the issue on the diaspora-facing agenda now, while the petition continues to grow.
Ghana cannot continue to invite, celebrate, market to, and symbolically welcome the Historic Diaspora while the citizenship process remains marked by prohibitive fees, unclear procedures, limited windows, exclusionary barriers, no clear appeals process, and no real constituency-mandated seats at the table.
The aim is clear:
Restore reparative citizenship in principle and in practice.
WHAT WE ARE SUBMITTING
The interim petition packet includes:
The petition text
The current signature count
The 1 June 2026 petition snapshot
The exported signatory list
Selected supporting documentation
President John Dramani Mahama’s 2016 reparative citizenship statements
A list of current Black Agenda members, member organizations, and organizations standing with the petition
A formal request for policy review, institutional dialogue, and accountable representation
WHO WILL RECEIVE IT
The submission is addressed to:
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana
And copied to:
The Office of Diaspora Affairs, Office of the President
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Honourable Minister for the Interior
Parliament of Ghana, Committee on Petitions
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
Other relevant state institutions
WHY THIS MATTERS
Reparative citizenship means citizenship is treated as restoration, not charity.
It treats repatriation as repair, not revenue.
President Mahama stated the principle clearly in 2016 when he said he was restoring full rights as Ghanaian and African citizens and giving back what rightfully belonged to the Historic Diaspora.
He said:
“It’s your right. You’re Ghanaians.”
That principle must be restored in policy, procedure, and lived reality.
THIS IS NOT A CALL TO ABANDON VETTING
This petition does not ask Ghana to abandon vetting, citizenship standards, national security, or orderly process.
It asks Ghana to make the process fair, transparent, accessible, predictable, representative, and aligned with the reparative citizenship principle Ghana itself has already articulated.
We are not calling for a process without standards.
We are calling for standards without exclusion.
We are not calling for citizenship without accountability.
We are calling for accountability without extraction.
The demand remains clear:
Restore reparative citizenship in principle and in practice.
WHAT WE ARE DEMANDING
We are calling for practical steps to restore reparative citizenship in principle and in practice:
Suspend and review the GHS 25,000 citizenship application fee
Permanently remove DNA as an exclusionary barrier
Establish real constituency-mandated seats for the Historic Diaspora
Create a clear, published, year-round pathway to reparative citizenship
Require at least 90 days’ notice for major changes in fees, requirements, vetting dates, documents, or deadlines
Publish a clear appeals and review process
Ground the citizenship process in reparative justice, not exclusion
MEDIA MOMENTUM IS ALSO BUILDING
Last Friday, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon of one of our member organizations, Decade of Our Repatriation (D.O.O.R.) completed an interview with I Never Knew TV that will be airing soon.
He discussed The Black Agenda Reparative Citizenship Petition, so-called xenophobia in South Africa, the Stop Galamsey movement, and the wider need for Black people to organize around justice, repatriation, land, environment, citizenship, and collective self-determination.
When the interview airs, we will share it widely.
This matters because the petition is no longer just sitting online. It is moving into formal submission, media discussion, organizational support, and public accountability.
Please keep sharing the petition now so that when this interview airs, the number is even stronger:
https://www.change.org/ghanacitizenship
THE PETITION REMAINS OPEN
This interim submission is only the next step.
It is not the final submission.
It is not the end of the campaign.
Every new signature after this interim submission strengthens the final submission.
Every comment adds another public voice.
Every share helps make it harder for leadership to ignore the demand.
Every signature is not just support.
It is leverage for the final submission.
WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW
Please help us reach 2,500 signatures.
Sign if you have not signed.
Leave a comment if you have not commented.
Share the petition again today.
Send it to at least three people.
Post it in your groups, organizations, platforms, and networks.
SIGN, COMMENT, AND SHARE
https://www.change.org/ghanacitizenship
COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR NETWORKS:
“The petition to restore fair Historic Diaspora reparative citizenship, representation, and inclusion in Ghana has reached 1,890 verified signatures. An interim submission before the final submission is now being prepared for the President of Ghana and relevant state institutions before major diaspora-facing initiatives, including the Next Steps conference and December in GH. The petition remains open. Help us reach 2,500. Restore reparative citizenship in principle and in practice. 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
STAY CONNECTED
Abibitumi Public Group:
https://www.abibitumi.com/groups/the-black-agenda-ghana-public/
AbibitumiTV:
https://abibitumitv.com/@1776457481414614
YouTube:
https://youtube.com/@blackagendagh
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/blackagendagh
Facebook:
@blackagendagh
The Founding 1,800 have spoken.
Now let’s carry this to 2,500.
Sign. Comment. Share. Organize.
Restore reparative citizenship in principle and in practice.