Disqualify Obuasi SHTS headmaster from Juaben NDC chairmanship race – Former NDC MP urges party

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central, Peter Kwakye Ackah, has urged the party to exclude Zakaria Abdulai, the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, from participating in the upcoming constituency election for the NDC chairmanship. Abdulai has been accused of sexually abusing around 16 students at the school.

Speaking on Adom TV's Nnawɔtwe Yi on Saturday, October 17, Mr Ackah emphasized that party membership should not grant protection to such a person, especially considering his alleged criminal actions. The Ghana Education Service (GES) has imposed an interdiction on Abdulai following an investigation by Manasseh Azure Awuni and a police complaint.

Ackah appealed to the constituency vetting committee to bar Abdulai from contesting and urged the national leadership of the NDC to suspend him from the party. He called on the President, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, and Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak to intervene and suspend Abdulai. Ackah also criticized the Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive for failing to address the matter appropriately after a victim's family approached her.

The unrest involving students, which brought the case to light, was deemed justified by Ackah, as students took matters into their own hands when they perceived the law was not effective. However, Ackah warned that such actions could become commonplace if the law continues to fail. The GES reported that the unrest resulted in the destruction of school property and a temporary closure of the school.