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C/R: Chief Attribute early marriage Of Teenage Girls To Parental Negligence

Chief of Kwaprow a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region, Nana Kwesi Mensah ll has apportioned blame to most parents for being a contributing factor to the upsurge of teenage girls current lifestyle of dating multiple guys.

According to the chief, the aforementioned lifestyle among teenage girls is on the rise now because majority of parents in the country have neglected their mandated responsibilities on their children.

He made this statement at the community’s Ahobaa festival 2024, celebrated on the theme “Child Marriage, Cohabitation, The Role Of Parents.”

Nana Kwesi Mensah addressed that parents have a special responsibility on their wards and needs to stamp their authority in ensuring that child marriage, cohabitation and teenage pregnancy ends in the Central Region and Ghana in general.

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