Galamseyers tormenting our teenagers future: Tweapease teachers decry

A teacher in charge of Presby School in Kade Municipality of the Eastern Region, Sir Robert, has expressed worry about the alarming rate of teenage pregnancy record in the Municipality.

Cases of teenage pregnancies have skyrocketed in the Tweapease within the last year in the school form one alone were 10 students who got pregnant.

Sir Robert speaking with the media said communities like Abomoso, Sekubenase, Nkruakan, and Bomso have recorded over 60% of cases of teenage pregnancies which are affecting the girl's future career.

The report has it that out of 60% of these teenage mothers their ages were between 13 and 14 years old without any measures to bring the number down whilst it is continuing to rise year after year, he said.

He added that all the 60% of teenage pregnancies recorded can be traced to being impregnated by galamseyers which the teacher described the situation as worrisome, insisting that the future of many young girls is being destroyed.

He urged parents to see such a situation as disturbing and must see it as criminal and to report the men behind the pregnancies to the Police for future actions. 

He added that the teachers together with the authorities have mounted up strategies to curb the situation by implementing bye-laws to prevent the men from impregnating the young girls.

Sir Robert called on stakeholders and other traditional authorities to come on board to help in the fight against teenage pregnancy in the communities.

According to him, by-laws instituted must be implemented to ensure that men who impregnate teenage girls are made to face the law.

He finally charged the Municipal Assembly, to also have a key role to play and the Ministry of Education or GES together with the NCCE to come on board and influence the young girls to avoid involving themselves with the galamseyers boys who can destroy their future.

Story by Opamago Paparichy.