American musician and songwriter Stevie Wonder has officially been granted Ghanaian citizenship status by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, May 13, 2024.

At a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House, the renowned singer who is in Ghana with his family following a decision in 2021 to permanently relocate to the West African country, expressed delight at the honour done him, and will now hold both his American citizenship and that of Ghana.

Stevie, a Michigan native, had declared back in February 2021, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey of his decision to move to Ghana, citing the political turmoil in the United States.

Stevie Wonder, who learned to play piano, drums, and harmonica by age 9 and signed to Motown in 1961, has won 25 Grammy Awards, an honorary award, and has been nominated 74 times.