[ 2016-09-25 ]

Chief warns ‘irresponsible men’ against impregnating girls below 13yrs
The Paramount Chief of Kwamankese Traditional
Council in the Central Region, Nana Aidan Andoh X,
has warned he will deal ruthlessly with any boy or
man who impregnates girls below the age of 13 in
the area.

He said the Council would in 2017 not tolerate
such disgraceful act, which he said, has seen a
lot of teenage girls drop out of school in the
area.

Addressing the various chiefs in the Traditional
Area, Nana Adoh said the Council would enact laws
to check the menace, noting that they will seek
the backing of government for such a law to become
enforceable.

He said this at the annual celebration of the
Akwambokese festival of the chiefs and people in
the area. It was on the theme: “Eliminating
Teenage Pregnancy to Boost Cultural Education”.


Nana Andoh observed the rate at which girls aged
13 and below were being impregnated in the area
was alarming, indicating that it was unfortunate
that some men who ought to know better were
engaged in such acts.

He warned that parents of teenage girls who are
impregnated would equally not be spared in the
punishment just as the offenders, hence urged all
parents to be responsible in the upbringing of
their children.

He has charged the various chiefs to be vigilant
and ensure that the incidence of teenage
pregnancies are curtailed in their communities

Source - 3news.com

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