Amaka onyema

DOES DUAL CITIZENSHIP DISQUALIFY A PERSON FROM SEEKING OR HOLDING ELECTIVE OFFICE IN NIGERIA? 

Dual citizenship is also called dual nationality; the term refers to the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries. The question as to whether persons having dual citizenship can contest or continue to hold public office is prevalent and same has been settled by the Nigerian Judiciary. This has given live and meaning to the wordings of the constitution.