The legislation by Rep. Kevin O'Connell is part of a broader push to eliminate child marriage in the United States, and elsewhere, to prevent the exploitation of minors, especially girls.
Scores of school children in the Sekondi- Takoradi Metropolis on Tuesday walked through some principal streets within Takoradi to mark International Day of the Girl Child. The school children carried placards with inscriptions such as; Educate the Girl Child and empower the nation, Girls, our future pride and Let Her…