{
  "id": 14663229,
  "title": "Suspended Obuasi SHTS headmaster accused of sexually abusing students seeking NDC chairmanship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/suspended-obuasi-shts-headmaster-accused-of-sexually-abusing-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:42:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/suspended-obuasi-shts-headmaster-accused-of-sexually-abusing-students-seeking-ndc-chairmanship/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Headmaster Zakaria Abdulai of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in the Ashanti Region has been suspended following allegations of sexual abuse against female students. According to JoyNews correspondent Manasseh Awuni, Abdulai is also a serving constituency secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in New Juaben. Awuni stated that the headmaster is running for the constituency chairmanship at the party's delegates' conference, expected to take place before the end of the year. The allegations have reportedly been widely known among residents, including NDC members, yet little action has been taken to address them. Despite the knowledge of the issue within the school, the Ghana Education Service and other relevant authorities have not taken adequate measures to investigate or intervene.",
  "summary": "It has emerged that the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in the Ashanti Region, Zakaria Abdulai, who has been suspended over sexual abuse allegations against female students, is a serving constituency secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in New Juaben. JoyNews investigative correspondent Manasseh Azure Awuni disclosed this on Joy FM […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Obuasi SHS head accused of sexually abusing students is NDC Juaben secretary seeking chairmanship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/obuasi-shs-head-accused-of-sexually-abusing-students-is-ndc-juaben",
        "published": "2026-10-15T09:11:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}