Change customary practices that affect girls – Minister tells Chiefs
Traditional authorities have been urged by Mr Ebenezer Kojo Kum, Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, to review customary practices that obstruct girls education in rural communities.
Mr Kum made the request at the Second General Meeting of the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs in Wa in the Upper West Region, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.
The Minister decried the practice of restricting girls’ travel in some isolated areas during their monthly menstrual flow, preventing them from crossing rivers and streams to attend school.
He told the chiefs, “apply your powers to bring about the necessary change to customary practices that affect girls’ education”.
According to him, scientific and technical advancements, as well as the dynamics of social trends, had an impact on traditional authorities’ ability to adapt and respond to changing trends, with the primary goal of maintaining chieftaincy integrity in their socio-cultural domain.
In the face of the government’s efforts to procure more vaccines, he utilized the opportunity to urge the Region’s chiefs and elders to step up the education campaign on strict adherence to the Covid-19 regulations during social gatherings such as funerals, marketplaces, and festivals.
The President of the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs, Naa Dikomwine Domalae, praised the government for providing fifty million Ghana Cedis in response to the flood calamity that struck the region a few weeks ago.
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