Married couples urged to register marriages

Larteh-Akuapem (E/R), Aug. 13, GNA- A traditional ruler has called on the government to mandate the Town and Area Councils to register marriages in their localities to save couples from having to travel to urban centres for the same purpose.

The Gyaasehene of Larteh-Akuapem, Nana Offei Ayensu, said this would encourage couples in the rural areas to understand that registration was not the preserve for only those in the urban centres. He was speaking at a forum organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) at Larteh in the Eastern Region on Wednesday. The forum afforded the NCCE to explain national policies including the Interstate Succession law to the chiefs and people of the town who were celebrating this year's Ohum Festival.

The Deputy Regional Director of the NCCE, Mr Lord Larbi, told the people registering their marriage should ensure that surviving spouses and children of those who die interstate would benefit from the estates of the deceased.