General News of Thursday, 25 July 2002
Source: gna
Elmina (Central Region) 23 July 2002- A female candidate vying for the Akotobinsin Electoral Area seat at Elmina, in next week's district level elections, Ms Emelia Garbrah, was on Saturday quizzed over her use of the slogan 'Positive Change' for her electioneering campaign.
Ms Garbrah, a 36-year-old housewife, was questioned during the last of platforms mounted by the Electoral Commission for the area, at the SSNIT flats compound in Elmina to enable the candidates to interact with the electorate.
She explained that the inscription 'Positive Change' on her posters had no political undertones. ''I view my position as the only female candidate, as a 'positive change' to dispel the notion that only men are good to be elected,'' she pointed out. Other candidates for the area are Messrs Stephen Thompson, 45 and Emmanuel Boham, 31, a teacher and a butcher respectively.
Earlier, unveiling their plans for the development of the area, the candidates had pledged to improve education and environmental sanitation and to oversee the formation of community watch committees to enhance security in the area.