The Women’s Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it will lead a peaceful and lawful demonstration in Obuasi on Friday, 6 November 2026, to demand justice for 19 students allegedly subjected to sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School and to call for safe schools for the girl child.
The announcement was contained in a statement issued on 3 November 2026 by the party’s National Women’s Organiser, Mavis Hawa Koomson.
She said the protest is being organised in accordance with Article 21(1)(e) of the 1992 Constitution as a show of solidarity with the victims and their families and to push for immediate decisive action.
Koomson stated that the allegations of rape, sexual harassment and sexual assault against the school’s headmaster, Mr Zakaria Abdulai, have exposed a deeper crisis of protection.
She noted that some complaints may have reached school authorities as far back as March 2026, with institutional records pointing to similar issues since 2021.
While acknowledging the interdiction of the headmaster by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and statements from the Gender Ministry, the CID of the Ghana Police Service and the Vice President, Koomson described these steps as insufficient.
She emphasised that the headmaster remains free on self-recognisance bail and insisted that the matter must not be treated as an isolated incident that fades after a few days of public outrage.
The planned demonstration will thus demand a comprehensive investigation that examines not only the headmaster’s alleged conduct but also the actions and inactions of school authorities, District Chief Executives and District Directors of Education, as well as previous schools where the headmaster taught. Koomson stressed that the headmaster must not be shielded because of influence, connections, his status as a senior member of the ruling National Democratic Congress, or his position as a board member of the Ghana National Film Authority.
She further called on the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to urgently review safeguarding systems in schools.
The review, she said, should include confidential and accessible reporting mechanisms such as a toll-free phone line and the provision of counselling departments in all basic and second-cycle institutions.
Koomson urged every Ghanaian—mothers, fathers, teachers, religious and traditional leaders, women’s advocates and politicians—to rise and speak up so that children know the nation listens when they cry.
She specifically called on Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to move beyond expressions of concern to concrete intervention, describing the issue as one that transcends political affiliation.
“Today, it is 19 girls. Tomorrow, it could be someone else’s daughter, sister, or relative. WE DEMAND ANSWERS. WE DEMAND ACTION. WE DEMAND JUSTICE!,” the statement read.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
