IShowSpeed and Wode Maya
IShowSpeed, the popular American streamer, has been granted Ghanaian citizenship and received a Ghanaian passport.
This decision was announced by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who cited IShowSpeed’s “irrefutable ties” to Ghana as the reason for the approval.
In an X post made by the Minister, he acknowledged the streamer’s contribution to the country’s tourism economy while applauding Wode Maya for his involvement.
“@wode_maya following our discussions and subsequent confirmation of the irrefutable ties of IShowSpeed to Ghana, I am pleased to inform you and our compatriots that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has approved the issuance of a Ghanaian Passport to IShowSpeed.
Keep making our great nation Ghana, and our beloved African continent proud. Ghana celebrates you both — you remain our worthy ambassadors, and we are ever so delighted to have granted you a diplomatic passport last year. For God, Country & Continent” the post read.
The streamer recently concluded his “Speed Does Africa” tour, which ended with a massive homecoming in Ghana.
During his visit, IShowSpeed immersed himself in Ghanaian culture, visiting key landmarks like the Asenema Waterfalls and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, and even participating in a traditional enstoolment ceremony where he was given the name Barima Kofi Akuffo. By
Prince Fiifi Yorke