Regional News of Thursday, 29 June 2017Source: Graphic.com.ghOver 5000 teenage pregnancies in 2016 in the Central RegionThis was revealed by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Komenda Edina Eguafo AbiremFive thousand one hundred and six (5106) teenage pregnancies were recorded in the Central Region between July and December 2016. Of the total, 430 were recorded among females aged between 13 and 15, while the remaining 4682 pregnancies were recorded among females aged between 16 and 19. This was revealed by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem, Samuel Atta Mills in Parliament Wednesday. “Mr Speaker, teenage pregnancy is a problem in the Central Region but I wanted to bring out these numbers. It is not only Central Region that has this problem, but it’s because of unemployment.”“I want to emphasise the need for the Ghana Education Service to make sure that where and when there is evidence to show that a person entrusted with the responsibility of educating our youth abuses his power by taking advantage covertly and has that type of relationship with a female student which occasions a pregnancy, then that teacher should not only be dismissed but should be severely punished.”

Source: GhanaWeb June 29, 2017 13:41 UTC