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Kozie writes: He’s not the exception. He’s the evidence: An open letter to Ghanaians

By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Kozie writes: He’s not the exception. He’s the evidence: An open letter to Ghanaians

When a Member of Parliament jokes, in a public building, in front of cameras, about a primary school pupil becoming his wife one day, he is not stepping outside that reality.

G Ghana's National Strategic Framework on Ending Child Marriage 2017–2026 tells us roughly one in five girls in this country is married before the age of eighteen.

The second reason this matters is that Ghana also has another measurable problem with sexual violence against girls, and the numbers should stop every one of us mid laugh.

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