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.

Incumbent assemblyman contest with father-in-law

Salaga (Northern Region) 23 July 2002- Mr R.B. Adams, the incumbent assembly member for the Wagasi-Tutu Electoral Area in the Salaga District is contesting the impending District Level Elections against his father-in-law.

Mr. Mohammed Saani, the Salaga District Electoral Officer, said the mounting of platforms for the contesting candidates started about a week ago in the East Gonja District and everything is going on smoothly. Most of the candidates, he said, have their manifestoes centred on education, health, water and environmental cleanliness.

He said 133 candidates are contesting 48 seats in the district, adding that 12 of the contestants are women, while 8 are standing unopposed.