Child Marriage

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has condemned girl marriage as “wrong” and “unacceptable”. Statistics from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) show that 79,733 Ghanaian girls between 12 to 17 years have either been married or are living together with a man. 25,999 of them are said to be of Junior High School going age, that is, between 12 to 14 years. His majesty is of the strong opinion that parents must take responsibility for their children and not hide behind […]