The National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Peter Mac Manu has descended heavily on the leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) accusing them of resorting to acts of double standards in the debate over the implementation of the controversial Representation of People's Amendment Act (ROPAA). According to him, though the NDC as a political party was more prepared, and was putting up offices outside the country in anticipation of the possible implementation of the ROPAA in the next election, the leadership of the party was at the same time chanting mayhem and employing hypocritical tactics over the debate. According to the Chronicle, the chairman mentioned neighbouring Togo, Benin and Cote d'Ivoire as some of the countries where the NDC had readied itself for the ROPAA, to corroborate his assertions. Addressing the media at Takoradi last Friday, Mr. Peter Mac Manu said, "I can tell you for a fact that the NDC is throwing dust into the eyes of Ghanaians that it won't take part in the Diasporan voting. If it is so, why would it be putting up offices in these countries?" To him, the power to implement ROPAA was not vested in the ruling party and that the NPP was ever ready to get into action anytime the EC would find it feasible to implement the ROPAA. For this reason, he said his party would continue to attend any Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to discuss ways and means ROPAA could be implemented without any negative fallout. Turning his attention to last Thursday's IPAC meeting at the offices of the EC to discuss and suggest ways ROPAA could be implemented during which the Representatives of the NDC, EGLE Party and the People's National Convention (PNC) walked out, Mc Manu again faulted the leadership of the NDC for what he considered as the hypocritical-stand it had taken towards the ROPAA. According to the NPP Chairman, the action of the Representatives of the NDC during the last IPAC was an indication "'that, the NDC leadership has something hidden under its sleeves, if not they would not have walked out during the meeting to discuss that they were opposed to." He said the walk-out by the NDC and the other parties was not 'reasonable' because the meeting was not to announce the implementation of the ROPAA but to collate views, suggestions and contributions from the leadership of the various parties on the possible ways the ROPAA could be implemented. Here, the General Secretary of the Party, Nana Ohene Ntow also chided the NDC for being insincere in the discussions of ways to implement the ROPAA. When the ROPAA is finally given the green light, it would be held in countries where Ghana has Missions and the returning or Registration Officers shall be Career Diplomats. Political parties would also have to transport their agents to those countries to monitor the elections, according to the EC.