Ghanaian Highlife artist Kwabena Kwabena highlights the significance of women prioritizing their well-being and exiting abusive relationships.
During a live studio interview with Accra 100.5 FM on February 7, Kwabena Kwabena emphasized that women should promptly leave relationships if they experience assault or any attempt of assault from their partners.
He stressed that enduring physical abuse is not indicative of love and should not be tolerated.
“If someone who says he loves you physically abuses you, that is not love. The moment your man lifts his hand to hit you, please leave such a relationship. Even if you are married, if your husband beats you, pack your bags and go back to your father’s house,” he said.
The hitmaker of “Afraid to Lose You” declared that if his daughter entered a relationship, he would not put up with any abuse of any kind directed at her.
“If my daughter is getting married, I will tell her husband one thing: he either takes care of her or leaves her alone. The moment I hear that she is going through abuse, I would personally go and pick her up from her husband’s house and bring her home,” he said.
Men who commit domestic abuse of any kind, according to Kwabena Kwabena, “have to bow down their heads in shame.”
His remarks are part of a larger conversation about domestic violence in Ghana.