WE KNOW POLITICS II

‘WE KNOW POLITICS II’LAUNCHED
Women should not be content with accepting positions such as being treasurer or cashiers in public and private institutions, but should also aspire to capture leadership positions to serve society.
Mr.s Juliana Azumah Mensah, Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs said this at the launch of the ‘We know politics ll’,project in Accra.
The ‘We know politics ll’ aims at creating a platform for training women from various districts to participate in politics. It was organised by the Women in law and Development (WiLDAF), Federation of Women in law (FIDA) the Gender centre and the Hunger Project.
The purpose of the launch was to increase the number of women positions in parliament and district assemblies through the support of Government, Political parties and the general public.
Mrs.Azumah Mensah said the ministry has directed district and municipal assemblies to identify 50 women to be supported to take part in the on-coming elections.
The programme coordinator of WiLDAF, Mrs.Bernice Sam, said that the project, which will last for three years, will empower and encourage women to participate in politics.
“Though women are to fight for higher positions they must categorize themselves under one political party and should be able to compete with men”, she said.
There was presentation of awards to some women advocate groups such as FIDA,WiLDAF,Gender centre, The Hunger project, local Government, ministries and 24 districts in the country.

No Chop Money,No Sex

Forty-Five-Year-Old taxi driver, Kofi Apusese who allegedly beat up his wife of 23 years for demanding money and new clothes from him before agreeing to have sex with him was on Tuesday arraigned before an Accra District Court charged with assault.
He pleaded not guilty and was admitted to a ghc 500 bail with one surety.
The accused would appear again on September 9.
Police Sergeant Kofi Atimbire, told the court that Sandra Adanu (complainant) and Kofi are husbands and wife, married with two children and live at Amasaman.
At about 10pm on April 4,last year, Kofi who was enraged over the refusal of his wife to have sex with him, ordered her to leave the house immediately on the grounds that she was flirting with someone, thereby denying him access to her.
When she refuses to leave, prosecution said, the accused angrily attacked her and beat her up severely to extent that she had to be rescued by some “good Samaritans”.
The complainant later lodged a report with the DOVVSU who issued her with a medical form to attend hospital.
The accused was arrested and after investigations he was arraigned for court.