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Marriages registration drops to 2,798
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh,
Ghanadot
Accra, Dec 16, Ghanadot - The Registrar
General's Department (RGD), has registered
2,798 marriages under the Marriage
Ordinance, this year, as compared with 3,032
last year. This represents a drop of about
4,688 marriages registered in 2007.
The Public Relations Officer of the
Department, Ms Josephine Tsekpo disclosed
this in Accra.
She said this year's decline in registration
was mainly because many churches in the
country had received accreditation to
register marriages.
ty also registered and
celebrated matrimonies on Saturdays, when
couples contracted marriages.
Mr. J. Akufo Kissiedu, Chief Personnel and
Marriage Officer of the Department, said
marriages contracted under the Ordinance was
more secured and recognized.
He explained that marriages registered at
the Department involved couples who, though
were married for many years under the
customary law wanted to legalize their
marriage as well as would-be-couples whose
ages ranged from 18 and above and who sought
civil marriages.
Mr Kissiedu said marriage ceremonies were
officiated at the Marriage Hall of the
Department in Accra, from Monday to Friday
between 0800 hours and 1700 hours.
On the issuance of Special Licences to
couples under emergency situations, he
explained that "a declaration form may be
obtained from the department witnessed by
two representatives each from both families
if marriage is to be celebrated within the
Department."
Ghanadot
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