The demand follows a statement by the Minority Women’s Caucus, led by Deputy Minority Leader and Asokwa MP Patricia Appiagyei, which questioned the response of state authorities and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the allegations involving the school’s interdicted headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai.
“The girls are entitled to protection, to be heard and to have their complaints properly investigated. Those duties cannot wait for a conviction,” the statement said.
The Ghana Education Service interdicted Mr Abdulai on October 14 after Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu directed his suspension pending investigations. The police have forwarded a case docket to the Attorney-General, while the Education Ministry says it only became aware of the sexual abuse claims after the documentary aired, though earlier reports had been submitted to the Obuasi and Ashanti Regional Directors of Education.
It called for officials to contact the other alleged victims proactively and sensitively, rather than expecting vulnerable students to manage the investigative process alone, and demanded an inquiry into whether complaints had been ignored, suppressed or moved between offices without effective action. The headmaster, who remains interdicted, has said he is awaiting a court date and has presented his own account to the committee investigating the matter.
Author: Stella Sunu • Published on http://Howedey.com
