{"id":448262,"date":"2017-12-19T13:30:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T13:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/19\/ropaa-will-be-too-expensive-to-implement-ephson\/"},"modified":"2017-12-19T13:30:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T13:30:39","slug":"ropaa-will-be-too-expensive-to-implement-ephson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/19\/ropaa-will-be-too-expensive-to-implement-ephson\/","title":{"rendered":"ROPAA will be too expensive to implement \u2013 Ephson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Tuesday, 19 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Starrfmonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-19<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/59188929.295.jpg\" alt=\"Pollster Ben Ephson\" title=\"Pollster Ben Ephson\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ben Ephson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513690239_130_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Pollster Ben Ephson has predicted Ghana will have to borrow money in order to implement the Representation of the People Amendment Act 2006 (ROPAA).<\/p>\n<p>A Human Rights High Court on Monday ordered the Electoral Commission to take all necessary steps to enable Ghanaians living abroad to vote in the 2020 elections<\/p>\n<p>The Representation of the People Amendment Act 2006, (Act 699) was passed into law 11 years ago, during the Kufuor Administration, but has since not been implemented. The court presided over by Justice Anthony Yeboah said the implementation must be carried out within the next one year.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the feasibility of the order, the Daily Dispatch\u2019s managing editor told Francis Abban on Morning Starr that although ROPAA is healthy for Ghana\u2019s democracy, the cost implication is enormous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the government and the people of Ghana agree that those living outside the country vote, we should know that we might have to borrow to make that happen. I don\u2019t want people to conjecture other people\u2019s mind. There may be people all over the place who may want to vote for a particular political party. If you want to decide who rules the country, you must be able to contribute,\u201d Ephson said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI was happy that after 11 years, Ghanaians outside can enjoy that franchise. The same way, I think they should be ready to share the cost involved in making this happen. If you want to decide who rules the country, you must be able to contribute. 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