Politics of Monday, 18 March 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgImplementation of ROPAA will consolidate democratic governance - Daasebre DiawuoJean Adukwei Mensah, EC ChairpersonDaasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo, the Paramount Chief of Berekum in the Bono Region, has challenged the committee constituted by the Electoral Commission (EC) to facilitate the implementation of the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA) to ensure due diligence towards its implementation in the supreme interest of the nation. Daasebre Dr Diawuo threw the challenge at a regional stakeholders’ engagement meeting on the ROPAA held in Sunyani and was organised by the EC for stakeholders in the electoral processes selected from Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions. The nine-member committee is currently undertaking a nationwide stakeholders engagements to sensitise the citizenry on ROPAA, collate their views and opinions to facilitate smooth implementation of the Act. Daasebre Dr Diawuo noted that ROPAA was laudable and needed to be implemented to consolidate the gains of democratic governance saying that “the nationwide consultation on the ROPAA is very necessary and I urge Ghanaians to participate and share ideas that can make its implementation successful. Dr Benjamin Kumbour, a former Minister of Defence and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) representative on the committee took the participants through processes in the implementation of the ROPAA.

Source: GhanaWeb March 18, 2019 02:26 UTC