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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

Комментарии • 117

  • @youszboy
    @youszboy Месяц назад +22

    I'm Gambian born in brufut all Ghanan leaving in brufut Ghana town thisav to have Gambian citizenships because some of them where born in gambia they didn't know anything about Ghana they are 100% Gambians likes me and others

    • @Babajagnee
      @Babajagnee 13 дней назад +1

      they don't have citizenship

  • @DinoNino-vh4pd
    @DinoNino-vh4pd Месяц назад +12

    As much I love Gambians, I feel those Ghanaians should be brought home to Ghana. I mean Ghana is way ahead of Gambia in many ways.

    • @Emma_Dadson
      @Emma_Dadson Месяц назад +1

      Surely we don't forget our root we come to Ghana almost every time, some us schooled in Ghana and we back to Gambia. It's just a right we fighting for.

    • @kabifest8897
      @kabifest8897 Месяц назад +1

      Do you think poor Ghana is different from the Gambia ??

    • @DinoNino-vh4pd
      @DinoNino-vh4pd Месяц назад +1

      @ do ur research

    • @CoolkhidfromAfrica8668
      @CoolkhidfromAfrica8668 Месяц назад

      ​@@kabifest8897 you must be delusional to think Gambia is a match with Ghana 😁😁

  • @adjeiparksonfrederick4780
    @adjeiparksonfrederick4780 Месяц назад +12

    We need them in Ghana they are our brothers and sisters❤❤❤

    • @eliahtisben4085
      @eliahtisben4085 29 дней назад

      You and Who? They are Gambians

    • @Babajagnee
      @Babajagnee 13 дней назад

      @@eliahtisben4085 no they are not

  • @brayaw9490
    @brayaw9490 Месяц назад +26

    I think it would be fair for the Ghanaian government to consider offering them some form of recognition.

    • @thor.halsli
      @thor.halsli Месяц назад

      What you think dont matter and shouldnt matter. Leave African affairs to the Africans

    • @vititom
      @vititom Месяц назад

      @@thor.halsli But when they want money, they run to the West or immigrate illegally to commit crimes in other countries. They need the West to keep them civilized.

    • @djangbahevans1
      @djangbahevans1 Месяц назад +8

      ​@@thor.halsliI suspect the commenter is a Ghanaian judging by the name.

    • @brayaw9490
      @brayaw9490 Месяц назад +3

      ​​@@djangbahevans1I wondered where he pulled that "leave African affairs to Africans" comment from.

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад +1

      Are you mad , did Ghana government consider Liberians as Ghana tribe. Ghanaians who came for fishing all left this are new immigrants

  • @kuchojoe500
    @kuchojoe500 Месяц назад +26

    What is the benefit of the Ghana embassy in Gambia then

    • @brayaw9490
      @brayaw9490 Месяц назад +5

      The situation is much more complicated than the report portrays.
      They qualify for Ghanaian citizenship if they can proof one of their grandparents is Ghanaian.
      The tricky part is that Zambia clearly doesn't want them there and can use their Ghanaian citizenship as grounds for deportation. The question then is, do they want to be deported out of the country in which they were born and raised?
      I know for a fact Ghana will take them in with open hands.

    • @omzy8700
      @omzy8700 Месяц назад +3

      @@brayaw9490bro you don’t know what you are talking about , One thing is not Zambia but Gambia , two is if Gambia didn’t want them ,they wouldn’t have been in Gambia since 1950s

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад

      Is gambia Ghana are you mad

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад

      ​@@brayaw9490they are not born in gambia they are new in gambia with Ghanaian accent

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад +2

      Should gambia embassy tell Ghana to give citizenship to Liberians

  • @Barcelona123._
    @Barcelona123._ Месяц назад +7

    I'm a Gambian and the state is not being fair to them...

  • @sesay3168
    @sesay3168 Месяц назад +5

    These Ghanaians never integrated into our Gambian society. Most of them were born in Ghana. Gambia is a very tiny country with limited resources and I think those little resources should be reserved for Gambians. They already have Ghanaian passport, a free land in the Gambia, means of production, access to basic education and healthcare so why do they need Gambian citizenship?

    • @isaackdteye
      @isaackdteye Месяц назад +1

      Didn't you hear them say they don't have access to Ghanaian citizenship? They don't have Ghanaian passports, they are stateless and have no citizenship to any country at all, and so they don't enjoy any of the opportunities available to Gambian citizens. I think you should listen to the report carefully.

    • @sesay3168
      @sesay3168 Месяц назад +2

      @ blame Ghana for neglecting it’s citizens.

    • @Emma_Dadson
      @Emma_Dadson Месяц назад

      Absolute rubbish, these are the people we call educated illiterate in our societies, people who can't look at the other side of a coin before talking. Little resources to be reserved for Gambians indeed,

    • @kabifest8897
      @kabifest8897 Месяц назад

      They want to invade the Gambia

  • @gmbentertainment2119
    @gmbentertainment2119 Месяц назад +13

    They should be granted a citizenship

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад

      You are mad let them go back to Ghana

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад +3

      Are you mad

    • @Babajagnee
      @Babajagnee 13 дней назад

      we are a small country. we cannot afford it. we already have a large Nigerian population here

  • @Emma_Dadson
    @Emma_Dadson Месяц назад +2

    One thing I want to make clear to those commenting based on the constitution of the Gambia that one of our parent has to be a Gambian for us to be given nationality is that, Ghana-town is older than the Gambian constitution. Before independence we were here our grandparents voted for independence, we don't prefer Gambia to Ghana but we need to fight for our right to be dual citizen to maintain the legacy of our grandparents, they were men who cross borders during a time when many people have not travelled across their villag is a legacy we want to maintain. I have to be able to boast of being both a Gambian and a Ghanaian because of the journey my grandparents embarked on.
    So all the talk about the constitution say this and that are not relevant in our case.

    • @Babajagnee
      @Babajagnee 13 дней назад +1

      bro Ghana is richer than gambia. we are a small country

  • @Hydara_Hassan
    @Hydara_Hassan Месяц назад +3

    The young man who missed out on a scholarship opportunity should have applied for a Convention Travel Document (CTD) which is guaranteed to all stateless people in their host countries.

    • @isaackdteye
      @isaackdteye Месяц назад +1

      I'm sure he's not aware, and doesn't even have access to a lawyer.

  • @BaksGambriks
    @BaksGambriks Месяц назад +1

    Very unfair and sad to see what our brothers in Ghana town are going through.

  • @LandingSonko-y5c
    @LandingSonko-y5c Месяц назад +2

    This people are our brothers and sisters they’re Gambian’s

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад

      Which brothers wake up from sleeping, this stupidity is only us that accept it , Ghana deport Liberians born in Ghana not long ago. Country are deporting Sierra leoneans as I'm writing this comment right now , we are a small country

    • @michaelyamson7240
      @michaelyamson7240 Месяц назад +1

      ​@EvexMybusiness It is not true where did you get that from? Many Nigerians and liberians are in Ghana

    • @JohnnyHobbs-of3ly
      @JohnnyHobbs-of3ly 29 дней назад

      He didn't lie about the Liberians though, many of them were born and raised in ghana but were asked to leave​@michaelyamson7240

  • @pfynn1
    @pfynn1 Месяц назад +6

    Go and get your passport in Ghana

  • @obiyanko2019
    @obiyanko2019 Месяц назад +1

    Unfortunate. Modern nation states have become problematic for many rural folk who were previously unused to formal borders and visa protocols and traversed sea and land easily to make a living. The days when one could move without a formal visa are over. ECOWAS or AU should address this problem.
    Fishermen, herdsmen are unfortunate victims.

  • @apologeticsreview7988
    @apologeticsreview7988 Месяц назад +4

    They must be crazy, what are you doing with Gambian citizenship when you're a Ghanaian. Gambia is a failed state and Ghana is about 50 years ahead of Gambia. What are they doing there OMG 😢

    • @africantruth2539
      @africantruth2539 Месяц назад +1

      They are born in Gambia and feel they belongs there. So, it doesn't matter how far Ghana is.

    • @apologeticsreview7988
      @apologeticsreview7988 Месяц назад +1

      @africantruth2539 ok, they should be there and cry

    • @africantruth2539
      @africantruth2539 Месяц назад +2

      @@apologeticsreview7988 It is called fighting your right. Even Europeans claim citizenships in certain African countries.

    • @Emma_Dadson
      @Emma_Dadson Месяц назад +2

      It doesn't mean we are never coming to Ghana each year many of us travel to Ghana, so many have properties in Ghana, but as it was rightly said it's our right to have dual citizenship.

    • @Emma_Dadson
      @Emma_Dadson Месяц назад

      Yes it's true we're not crazy it's just for us to exercise our fundamental human right.

  • @odechie
    @odechie Месяц назад +1

    So for the number of years they've stayed in the Gambia, they never bothered to obtain any official documents? Also why hasn't the Gambian authority deported them?

  • @abubakarbetts7906
    @abubakarbetts7906 23 дня назад +1

    They are Ghanaians. They can’t have it both ways

  • @zenabuabagna9753
    @zenabuabagna9753 Месяц назад +2

    Gambia refuses to grant citizenship to his own citizens; how can you develop with this? All human resources in your country are not consistent in contributing to your development.

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад

      Nonsense they are Ghanaians not gambians. We are not asanty let them go back to Ghana

  • @mosestekper7659
    @mosestekper7659 Месяц назад +3

    All you need to get a Ghanaian passport is proof that your parents or grandparents are Ghanaians. The Ghana embassy in Gambia should be responsible for that unless the people don't want to be Ghanaians.

    • @Emma_Dadson
      @Emma_Dadson Месяц назад +2

      Some of us have Ghanaian passport but it necessary for us to be given the right of dual citizenship because even with Ghanaian passport the Gambia immigration will force you to be paying permit yearly which we think is not right our grandparents were here before independent and they were part of the people who voted for independence. At that time many of the people talking rubbish about our çitizenship were not born.
      We don't prefer Gambia above Ghana but we have to respect the legacy of our grandparents to get our right in the country they also fought for her independence.

    • @mosestekper7659
      @mosestekper7659 Месяц назад +2

      @Emma_Dadson wow. Interesting. Thanks for this perspective. I agree you guys should have dual citizenship.

    • @kabifest8897
      @kabifest8897 Месяц назад

      ​@@Emma_Dadsonwhy are you forcing yourself on Gambia as an illegal migrants

  • @ghsense2626
    @ghsense2626 Месяц назад +2

    Why would they go to Gambia in the first place. They should just go home to a more prosperous nation

  • @Gunman12
    @Gunman12 Месяц назад +2

    Your mother must be a Gambian or your father in order to be a Gambian

  • @joseph4400
    @joseph4400 Месяц назад +1

    Ghana is a better country economically, socially and politically than Gambia so go back to Ghana

  • @ModouJobe-v1g
    @ModouJobe-v1g Месяц назад +2

    Provisions in our Constitution and the Immigration Act: provide for any person who has been resident in The Gambia for a period of not less than fifteen years and satisfies all the conditions, may apply for NATURALIZATION. Therefrom, becomes a citizen of The Gambia.

    • @Hydara_Hassan
      @Hydara_Hassan Месяц назад +1

      Sir, I believe under the Citizenship and Naturalization Act, living in the Gambia for 15yrs is not sufficient to apply for naturalization. Citizenship by naturalization requires you to give up or renounce any other nationality the applicant may have. These people, by virtue of their stateless status, are not qualified.

    • @ModouJobe-v1g
      @ModouJobe-v1g Месяц назад

      @@Hydara_Hassan As I mentioned, the individual must also "satisfy all the conditions". Please note that this is our interpretation of the requirements. Ultimately, the Honorable Minister, who has the authority to grant citizenship, has the discretion to make the final decision.

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад +1

      ​@Hydara_Hassan go and develop your country, be proud of yourself

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад

      ​@@ModouJobe-v1gas I'm writing this country are deporting Sierra leoneans. Why can't we , we got a generation to come , Ghana is big we are not

    • @Hydara_Hassan
      @Hydara_Hassan Месяц назад

      @EvexMybusiness well received

  • @samirchehaita6487
    @samirchehaita6487 Месяц назад +1

    Gambia didn't try at all. Ohhh wasted opportunities

  • @sokladzirobert4337
    @sokladzirobert4337 Месяц назад +1

    They can come to Ghana to get Ghanaian passports

  • @BLACKpanther-d6v
    @BLACKpanther-d6v Месяц назад +1

    No i don't believe their stories as a Gambia.

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад +3

      They are lying they even got Ghana accent

    • @EvexMybusiness
      @EvexMybusiness Месяц назад +1

      Ghana is not at war

    • @TTwithnanayaw
      @TTwithnanayaw Месяц назад +2

      Hey why are you under every comments who hurt you ​@EvexMybusiness

    • @kabifest8897
      @kabifest8897 Месяц назад

      Ghanaian are very pretentious people,they are bringing new community from Ghana to be recognize as gambians citizens

  • @arkj9478
    @arkj9478 Месяц назад

    Naa bruh I have a Ghanian and Nigerian who are with Gambian documents

    • @Babajagnee
      @Babajagnee 13 дней назад

      that is wrong. they should not have it

  • @MLS5999
    @MLS5999 Месяц назад

    They should be given passport because they are partially gambian , which is by birth

    • @Babajagnee
      @Babajagnee 13 дней назад

      the Ghanaian embassy should give them Ghanaian passports