Deputy Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection who is also a member of Parliament (MP) for the Tano North constituency, Freda Prempeh has urged parents to be more liable and conscious of the welfare of their children, particularly the girl children.
According to the MP, if parents develop much concern for their children especially their girl child, it will relieve from involving themselves in certain conducts such as early child pregnancy and other things.
Speaking at a day’s meeting with queens to mark the International Day of the Girl-Child at Duayaw-Nkwanta in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, Mrs Prempeh lectures parents to protect their children against all forms of domestic violence, child abuse, rape, defilement, and many others.
The meeting aimed at deliberating on the challenges of the youth, particularly the girl children, and how to overcome such challenges to help them to become responsible future citizens and leaders.
The MP, however, advises the youth to abstain from improper lifestyle and rather submit more seriously on their studies by being closer to their books.
Mrs Prempeh thus pleaded with parents and the public to recognize the value and wealth of girl children and to make sacrifices to aid them to attain quality education in order to become good future leaders.
She also entreated the queens to organize community durbars to brief the youth on reproductive health and sex education to become much attentive to the jeopardizes of early pregnancy.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Abba Kwegyirba Aggrey
