The Agona Swedru Traditional Council has made an official declaration, committing itself to supporting efforts towards ending child marriage within the Agona Nyakrom area in the Central Region.
They also issued a stern warning to perpetrators of this illegality that often led to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), teenage pregnancies, and other forms of harmful cultural practices, which often contributed to the increased rate female school dropouts, health complications and entrenched poverty among women and young girls.
The Council said it would fight the menace through education, advocacy, legal and other legitimate means, vowing that their resolution would remain valid until the objectives were achieved.
Okofo Okatakyi Nyarkoh Eku X, the Paramount Chief of the Agona Nyakrom Traditional area, said "we will ensure that any child who is below 18 years will not go into marriage and anybody who would act contrary to undermine the resolution of the Council, will be in serious trouble".