Supreme Court nominee, Justice Philip Bright Mensah, has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding Ghana's legal age of sexual consent, urging lawmakers not to amend the current law, which sets the threshold at 16 years.
Speaking during his vetting before Parliament's Appointments Committee on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Justice Mensah acknowledged the complex moral and legal questions involved but maintained that the existing framework reflects a practical balance between legal intent and societal realities. "Will these girls wait till 18?" he asked pointedly. "That is a question we must also settle ourselves with.
If she remains in chastity till 18, well and good. "But you as a parent, you will be sleeping and your daughter will be somewhere else which you have no idea about.
How can you control her?
