{
  "id": 15210993,
  "title": "Obuasi MCE, Kumasi Mayor and housemistress must be sacked over Obuasi SHTS abuse allegations – NPP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/obuasi-mce-kumasi-mayor-and-housemistress-must-be-sacked-over-obuasi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T14:14:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/obuasi-mce-kumasi-mayor-and-housemistress-must-be-sacked-over-obuasi-shts-abuse-allegations-npp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Democratic Party (NPP) Communications Team member, Aaron Asiedu-Antwi, has called for the sacking of the Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive, the Kumasi Mayor, and the housemistress at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) over allegations of sexual misconduct by the school's headmaster. According to Asiedu-Antwi, the three officials were aware of the allegations but showed little interest in addressing the issue, which he believes aided and abetted the headmaster's actions. He urged the President to remove them from their positions, emphasizing that their handling of the situation exacerbated the issue. Asiedu-Antwi also advocated for the swift operationalization of the Teachers Council to oversee teachers' conduct and prevent improper behavior.",
  "summary": "NPP Communications Team member Aaron Asiedu-Antwi has criticised the Kumasi Mayor, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi; the Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive, Faustilove Appiah Kannin; and the housemistress of Obuasi SHTS, Rhodora Owusu, for showing little or no interest in the alleged serial sexual misconduct by the headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, although all three knew about the allegations. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Eduwatch calls for independent probe into Obuasi SHTS abuse allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/eduwatch-calls-for-independent-probe-into-obuasi-shts-abuse",
        "published": "2026-10-16T16:46:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Newsfile to discuss GH¢49.72m evacuation cost, EC appointments and Obuasi SHTS abuse case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/newsfile-to-discuss-gh-49-72m-evacuation-cost-ec-appointments-and",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:44:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}