{"id":3364,"date":"2019-04-19T19:06:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T19:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2019-04-19T19:06:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T19:06:15","slug":"ec-treading-dangerously-on-ropaa-proforum-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/19\/ec-treading-dangerously-on-ropaa-proforum-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;EC treading dangerously on ROPAA&#8217; &#8211; Proforum North America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NDC Proforum-North America has cautioned Ghana\u2019s\nElectoral Commission, that it is treading dangerously with its continuous suspicious\nflirtations with the Office of the President in the operationalisation of the\nRepresentation of the People Amendment Act in the 2020 general elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a recent engagement with a diaspora group, the Director\nfor Diaspora Affairs at the Presidency was quoted as saying the diaspora\nassociation \u201cwill work out and present tangible position paper towards the\nimplementation of the law,\u201d but the professional wing of the main opposition is\nquestioning the make-up of the that diaspora association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement signed by President of the group, Arnold\nAppiah noted that: \u201cThe NDC Professional Forum-North America wish to remind the\nEC that, in this all-important matter of implementing ROPAA, the stakes are\nhigh, and interest groups in the diaspora cannot be overlooked. Openness and\ninclusiveness must guide their decisions to ensure credibility. Too many\ninterest groups exist in the diaspora for the EC to engage in this sensitive\nprocess. Any attempt to foist skewed implementation processes on us will be\nvehemently resisted. They should allow reason to prevail at the onset\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ROPAA, Act 2006, ACT 699 was passed to extend the right\nof the Ghanaian to participate in voting in public elections and referenda to\nGhanaians living outside Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The law mandates the EC to come up with the modalities for\nimplementation for which the EC is consulting with stakeholders to effect its\nconstitutional mandate. But the NDC Proforum-North America is apprehensive of\nthe selection of the diaspora community for the engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026we will not stand aloof while the EC ridicules Ghana\u2019s\ndemocracy with staged consultations with unknown Ghanaian diaspora\ncommunity.&nbsp; It is even more ridiculous\nwhen the Director Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President speaks for\nthe diaspora community. We respect the authority vested in the EC by the\nconstitution regarding diaspora elections, but we cannot tolerate their\nindiscretion and poor judgement\u201d; the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NDC Proforum-North America has therefore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/22\/go-back-to-court-to-explain-constraints-in-implementing-ropaa-ndc-group-tells-ec\/\">reiterated its demand<\/a> for the immediate publication of the modalities for the operationalization of ROPAA so it could be scrutinized by a respected representation of the diaspora community which transcends political leanings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find full Statement below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The NDC Proforum-North America has cautioned Ghana\u2019s Electoral Commission, that it is treading dangerously with its continuous suspicious flirtations with the Office of the President <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/19\/ec-treading-dangerously-on-ropaa-proforum-north-america\/\" title=\"&#8216;EC treading dangerously on ROPAA&#8217; 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