President Mahama urges Ghanaians abroad to make a strong case to EC to implement ROPAL

President John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians in the diaspora to make a strong case to the Electoral Commission, EC to implement the Representation of the People Amendment Law (ROPAL) passed in 2006.

He said the directive issued by the Supreme Court in its ruling on the 2012 Presidential Election petition to the EC to make reforms in its operations, provides a good opportunity for Ghanaians living abroad to forcefully put their case before the EC to extend voting rights to them.

Initially, the EC attributed its inability to implement the law to lack of funds.

The President stated that the government should be able to provide funds for the exercise if the EC decides on its implementation.

President Mahama was speaking during a meeting with the Ghanaian community in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the US last Saturday. One of the Ghanaians present asked when the law will be implemented.

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