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African nation grants citizenship to Stevie Wonder

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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has awarded the American singer with a citizenship certificate.

US singer Steveland Morris, popularly known as Stevie Wonder, was awarded Ghanaian citizenship by the nation’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Monday.

The musician and his family marked his 74th birthday in Accra, Ghana’s capital, where he was officially presented with his new citizenship papers in a ceremony at Jubilee House.

Wonder will now hold dual citizenship in both the United States and Ghana.

He spoke of his deep connection to Ghana, stating during the ceremony, “I felt Ghana, I felt my civilization was there, and I was there where it began.”

Born and raised in Michigan, Wonder has long held a deep affinity for the African country. In 1975, after releasing several hit albums, the Grammy-winning artist publicly shared his intention to leave music and relocate to Ghana.

“In conferring Ghanaian citizenship upon Stevie Wonder, we not only extend our warmest embrace to a beloved son of Africa, but also reaffirm our belief in the enduring spirit of Pan-Africanism and the global African family, and the boundless potential of our continent and all its descendants,” Akufo-Addo wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.

The award of citizenship to Stevie Wonder is part of Ghana’s broader ‘Year of Return’ initiative launched in 2019, which encourages members of the African diaspora to explore their heritage by relocating to the continent. Since the initiative’s inception, over 300 individuals have been granted Ghanaian citizenship.

Meanwhile, other celebrities such as rapper and actor Ludacris and actor Idris Elba have also embraced their African roots by acquiring citizenship in Gabon and Sierra Leone, respectively.

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  1. Stevie will need to renounce U.S. Citizenship ASAP to prevent being ‘Double-Taxed’ which is illegal as per the US Constitution, but ignored by the U.S. Congress and the IRS.
    He will need to move to Ghana, just as Tina Turner moved to Switzerland and became a Swiss Citizen in order to get away from the U.S. Police State and the Masonic / Luciferian / Israeli-based institutional discrimination, disenfranchisement and marginalisation AND the ‘Double Taxation’!
    John MacAfee of software fame suffered immensely due to a similar scenario, and was eventually accused of murder in Belize, and then was later murdered himself in what his wife described as a government op.
    Now, they’re after Kim Dotcom once again after a 5-year respite.
    Kim Dotcom is NOT a criminal that the J3wi$h/Israeli controlled U.S. Government portrays him as.
    The J3w$ in Hellywood wanted his Mega-Upload program for their own use and exploitation, and when Kim refused, they filed a CIVIL (NOT Criminal) lawsuit, but have portrayed the lawsuit as a ‘criminal offence’.
    There has been NO copyright violations as the Mega Upload platform is not liable, and those who use it for other purposes are targeted.
    Think of this analogy regarding the above like this;
    A neighbour asks to use your car, and you grant permission..
    The neighbour commits a crime or traffic violation that results in your car being impounded, but you were not the one operating the car, and yet-
    Your car gets held for being a part of a criminal event.
    Think of the car being the Mega Upload program, being used BY OTHERS FOR NEFARIOUS REASONS OR PURPOSES!
    The Zionist ‘Legal System’ in the U.S. is WEAPONISED against Kim Dotcom, just as it was against John MacAfee, Jim Traficant, George Hanson, the J-6ers, Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and Donald Trump…!
    Write to your MP and DEMAND that Kim Dotcom NOT BE EXTRADITED TO THE U.S. WHERE POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE SUICIDED / ARKANCIDED IN THEIR CELLS, OR TORTURED TO DEATH! as noted in many cases!
    Note to Kim Dotcom; contact the Russian Embassy and ask for a Letter of Invitation to go to Russia.
    Once there, you can then apply for Political Asylum just as several other have. RUSSIA DOES NOT HAVE AN EXTRADITION AGREEMENT WITH MOST WESTERN-BASED COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE U.S.!
    You may even need to privately SpecOps your move…

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