Togbe Kwasinyi Kakaklolo Agyeman V, the ‘Dufia’ of Mafi Adidome in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region has called for peace from all indigenes in projecting Mafi-Adidome and the entire Traditional Area. He said there must be constant partnership between the traditional leadership and the local Assembly toward…
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BY: Jemima Achivors
Category: General News
Mrs. Thywill Eyra Kpe, the Regional Head of the Department of Gender, handing over the items to Togbe Akliku Ahorne II
Incest and rape have been identified as contributory factors to high records of teenage pregnancies in the Central Tongu District.
The disturbing phenomenon festers in an environment of frosty parent-child relationships threatening the holistic development of adolescent girls in the district.
The issue came to light during a sensitisation session for community members organised by the Volta Regional Department of Gender at Mafi Dadoboe.
The matter was detailed by a Midwife and Acting Public Health Nurse for the Central Tongu District, Ms Agnes Nyarko, who described the situation as a burden on the district.