Chief of Gomoa Okwahu near Dawurampong in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region, Nana Kofi Sakyi Ababio V has disclosed that teenage pregnancy seemed to be a thing of the past in the community due to policies he and his elders tabled before the community in 2018.
The Chief and his elders about four (4) years ago, granted an interview to Bryt/Dadi Fm News Correspondent Eric Owusu Amponsah, indicating that the whole community had agreed on a Ghc200 fine on every teenager that gets pregnant in the cost of their schooling.
According to the traditional council, the said Ghc200 amount would be applied to both the male and female victims and their parents respectively.
Elaborating on this achievement to Bryt Fm News as part of International Day Of Education, the Chief revealed his outfit has decided to increase the fine by Ghc500 to help streamline the educational standard of the community.
Nana Kofi Sakyi Ababio V has charged all and sundry to comply with the directives to help improve upon education thereby producing professionals in the community.
He added the community is now taking expenses of those who qualified for SHS, tertiary and all forms of education in the country as teenage victim mothers cannot be denied an education because of them being pregnant.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Eric Owusu Amponsah
