Stevie Wonder Conferred Ghanaian Citizenship

Stevie Wonder has become a Ghanaian, and President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo said the musician has demonstrated the spirit of Africa.

A tweet on Akufo-Addo’s official X account confirmed it on Tuesday.

Stevie undertook the Oath of Allegiance and got his Certificate of Citizenship during a ceremony held at Ghana’s Jubilee House.

“In conferring Ghanaian citizenship upon Stevie Wonder, we not only extend our warmest embrace to a beloved son of Africa,” the president said on the nation’s website.  “But we 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.”

The musician declared on an Oprah Winfrey Show three years ago he wanted a breather in some more promising future—amidst political unrest in the US.

The president called on all to “draw inspiration from Stevie’s legacy and strive to build a future where creativity flourishes, diversity is celebrated, and the bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood transcend all differences”.

No fewer than 20 Americans in the entertainment industry have traced their roots to Ghana and acquired their citizenship.

Among them are Virgil Abloh, Naki Akarobettoe, Rhian Benson. Michael Blackson, Sufe Bradshaw, Roseanne A. Brown, William Chapman Nyaho, Jay Ghartey, Lance Gross, and others.

Stevie, originally Stevland Hardaway Morris, started his singing career early. His works and fans reckoned him as one of evergreen musical talents America ever produced.