Man assaults wife for attempting to contest elections

Garu (U/E), Aug 8, GNA - An assault on a woman by her husband for collecting nomination forms to contest the September district level elections in the Garu-Tempane district has discouraged others to return their forms to the Electoral Commission to take part in the elections. Out of a total of 16 women who collected the nomination forms, only eight submitted them to declare their readiness to contest the elections, Mr. Kofi Owusu-Asante, Garu-Tempane District Electoral Officer, told the GNA at Garu.

He said following the incident, the rest failed to seek for endorsement, thinking their husbands might assault them. Mr. Owusu-Asante said 73 people, including the eight, were contesting for the 22 electoral areas in the district. 08 Aug 06