Yvonne Okoro tells Nigeria Senators, “give the girl child a pen not a penis”

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Original Gaby Bruk 12 years ago

10 girls raped in Ghana daily
General News of Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Source: The Finder

Hardly a day goes by without a report on a child defilement case in the media. According to child rights groups working on the i ...
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10 girls raped in Ghana daily
General News of Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Source: The Finder

Hardly a day goes by without a report on a child defilement case in the media. According to child rights groups working on the issue, at least 10 girls under the age of 16 are defiled every day in the country.

They say that even though the cases reported in themselves are alarming, they constitute only about 10% of such abuses as the overwhelming majority of the cases are hushed.

The penalty for defilement was increased in the 1998 amendment to the Criminal Code (ACT 29) to a minimum of seven and a maximum of 25 years without an option of a fine.

Yet recent studies show that sexual abuse of children in Ghana is still alarmingly high.

Figures from the then Ministry for Women and Children Affairs (MOWAC) put the annual case of reported defilement cases at around 800 a year, but according to one of the groups [Light For Children Ghana] working to stop the practice, this is only a small portion of an alarming national catastrophe.

For this year alone, Ghana News Agency bulletins have been recording an average of about three defilement case a day.

The majority of the defilement cases are hushed, according to child psychologists, because in some case the victims do not understand what has happened to them or are afraid of being shamed or accused of being bad girls.

Some guardians also prefer to keep such incidence to themselves.

This is especially the case where the abusers happen to be family members. There have also been cases of neighbors, teachers, pastors and all sorts of people abusing girls some as young as two years.

There are instances where guardians go to the police, but later stop following the case and give up because they find the processes cumbersome, studies indicate.

Making the situation worse, according to Mrs Juliana Azumah, the last Minister for MOWAC, was that the over 50,000 children living and working on the country’s streets were often taken advantage of by sexual predators or run to commercial sex as way of making a living.

Also in certain parts of the country such as in parts of the Upper West Region, for instance, Action Aid Ghana, reports that an average of 50 young girls below the ages of 15 and 17 are abducted for marriage every year in the Jirapa, Lambussie/Karni and Sissala East districts.

Figures at the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) National Secretariat indicate that boys are also sometimes abused sexually, but the vast majority of the victims are girls.
ISSAFUA MANGOATEY 12 years ago

Yes, it is good what you say about girl child forced marriage. You should also stop the publicity on using male sperms to whiten your teeth!! It is bad education!! If you have been sucking penis/sperms you should keep it to y ...
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Yes, it is good what you say about girl child forced marriage. You should also stop the publicity on using male sperms to whiten your teeth!! It is bad education!! If you have been sucking penis/sperms you should keep it to yourself. This thing has made masses to lose respect for you, abi?
Internet Thugs 12 years ago

Whaaaaat? You are right, she should keep that too herself.

Maybe she is trying to clean her image with this child marriage agenda. But inappropriate actions of an adult are different for forcing a child into marriage.

Whaaaaat? You are right, she should keep that too herself.

Maybe she is trying to clean her image with this child marriage agenda. But inappropriate actions of an adult are different for forcing a child into marriage.
WISE-TALK, UK 12 years ago

Popular Ghana-based actress Emelia Brobbey has been arrested for stealing a piece of bracelet jewelry while shopping during her vacation in London.

According to information from reliable sources, the talented actress who i ...
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Popular Ghana-based actress Emelia Brobbey has been arrested for stealing a piece of bracelet jewelry while shopping during her vacation in London.

According to information from reliable sources, the talented actress who is unaware of the security camera at the store allegedly stole a bracelet.

As she was exiting the store, a beep alerted the people around her.

We learnt the guys on the security camera who have been monitoring her movements came out to ensure her arrest.

Police officials were called in and she was asked to provide her address.

The actress gave the officers the address of her host, fellow actress Gloria Agyeman.

Police immediately raided the home of the ‘thief’ actress’s host, Gloria.

The raid led to the arrest of another actress Eunice Akua Adjeiwaa who had overstayed in the United Kingdom.

She was immediately arrested. Eunice is set to be deported back to Ghana.

Emelia Brobbey who caused the whole mess is set to leave London today after she was given an immediate departure order from the UK.

OMG this beautiful babe has brought a lot of shame on herself and ghana.
AGYEMAN-DUAH 12 years ago

You're damn stupid to put this false information here. Don't try to tarnish the reputation of someone who has worked so hard for it. Who are you and what are those so-called reliable sources you nitwit are talking about? Fuck ...
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You're damn stupid to put this false information here. Don't try to tarnish the reputation of someone who has worked so hard for it. Who are you and what are those so-called reliable sources you nitwit are talking about? Fuck you, moron.
jj 12 years ago

this wise guy always talks opposite, im sure he is in the jungle somewhere without a visa

this wise guy always talks opposite, im sure he is in the jungle somewhere without a visa
Dada kwaku Duah 12 years ago

"Ghanaian do have forgiving attitude.If this was in another west Afraican country, Emelia Brobbey might not make it,but here,she has a chance..
Like many fans concerned that her story will take away from the critical issues ...
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"Ghanaian do have forgiving attitude.If this was in another west Afraican country, Emelia Brobbey might not make it,but here,she has a chance..
Like many fans concerned that her story will take away from the critical issues facing in the coming pertition.
"I'm almost betting that another allegation will come up.This is not a very important issue.We need to focus on those issues,not her committed prance mistake & after the headline fades,it almost seems a non-issue at the state of our economy.Fans today are more likely to forgive and even re-admire her more unless the scandal involved gross corruption or misuse of public funds,when politician wld be forced to leave office.
Maybe the time has come to accept that some Ghanaian politicians are flawed,but that doesn't necessarily exclude some from a productive political career.Emelia's case will soon go away,not with the incredible access technology gives us into personal lives of our neighbors around the globe.
Our attitudes need 2 change because we are all once a victim.We are a forgiving nation if one will recollect the historical background of our dear country Ghana...
GHFUO! BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFULL 12 years ago

Obaapa no 1

Obaapa no 1
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

YVONNE IS RIGHT. MARRIAGE AGE SHOULD BE AT LEAST 21 FOR FEMALES. 17 FOR SEX

YVONNE IS RIGHT. MARRIAGE AGE SHOULD BE AT LEAST 21 FOR FEMALES. 17 FOR SEX
Loulou 12 years ago

You are a disgrace! 17 years old - you should be arrested!

You are a disgrace! 17 years old - you should be arrested!

OGOGLO QUARTER 12 years ago

ON GOD'S AND SCIENCE GROUNDS SHE IS DEEM MATURE FROM THE 1ST MONTH SHE PASSED HER PERIOD ..WHY DIDN'T GOD MADE THEM "GIRLS "START THE CYCLE @ 18 OR 21 THEN START MARRYING AT 24. YVONNE BLAME GOD FOR CREATING "PUSSY" OOPS S ...
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ON GOD'S AND SCIENCE GROUNDS SHE IS DEEM MATURE FROM THE 1ST MONTH SHE PASSED HER PERIOD ..WHY DIDN'T GOD MADE THEM "GIRLS "START THE CYCLE @ 18 OR 21 THEN START MARRYING AT 24. YVONNE BLAME GOD FOR CREATING "PUSSY" OOPS SORRY !!!!
Miss sperm 12 years ago

The should give them sperm to clean their teeth, hypocrite as she said.

The should give them sperm to clean their teeth, hypocrite as she said.
Loulou 12 years ago

What is wrong with our men? Do they not have mothers, sisters, daughters - have they no respect for the female??? Honestly I despair sometimes of the way we are going!

What is wrong with our men? Do they not have mothers, sisters, daughters - have they no respect for the female??? Honestly I despair sometimes of the way we are going!
OhGhanaa.blog.com 12 years ago

They have mothers, sister, daughters but most of these women have no voices and when they try and speak no one listen. The world today is sooo crazy. Men in positions of power and authority do the worst things to the nation a ...
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They have mothers, sister, daughters but most of these women have no voices and when they try and speak no one listen. The world today is sooo crazy. Men in positions of power and authority do the worst things to the nation and no one says anything. People aren't willing to accept responsibility for there actions.
Kwame 12 years ago

Maebe after they have given them pens, they can whiten their teeth with sperms. Yvonne this is good advice but, as you advice others remember to cover your breasts otherwise the girls you are advising will learn from you and ...
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Maebe after they have given them pens, they can whiten their teeth with sperms. Yvonne this is good advice but, as you advice others remember to cover your breasts otherwise the girls you are advising will learn from you and insist that they prefer the penis to the pen.
zomabi 12 years ago

YOU ARE 4 REAL GIRL, FIRE THE CANON HARDER, GIRLS ARE NOT SEX OBJECTS OF MEN, THEY ARE HUMANS WITH RIGHTS,THESE ARE THE THINGS WE EXPECT FROM YOU.

YOU ARE 4 REAL GIRL, FIRE THE CANON HARDER, GIRLS ARE NOT SEX OBJECTS OF MEN, THEY ARE HUMANS WITH RIGHTS,THESE ARE THE THINGS WE EXPECT FROM YOU.
J town 12 years ago

obaa w3i,op3 koti3 paa

obaa w3i,op3 koti3 paa
Azonto Man 12 years ago

Hausa man don't like Igbos. Hausa man wan chop small girls and dem say na Sharia law. Yvonne, make you go jeje on that one.

Hausa man don't like Igbos. Hausa man wan chop small girls and dem say na Sharia law. Yvonne, make you go jeje on that one.
OGOGLO QUARTER 12 years ago

HEY SOM GIRL TOOK MY *TING* LAST NIGHT AND I WAS SHOCKED PAAA ...HERR..THE WAY SHE TOOK IT IF SHE TAKE A PEN LIKE THAT,I SWEAR SHE CAN BE A DOCTOR.IT IS A LIFE THEY ARE LEAVING WANTS TO TAKE ON BIG TINGS .I HOPE THEY LISTEN ...
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HEY SOM GIRL TOOK MY *TING* LAST NIGHT AND I WAS SHOCKED PAAA ...HERR..THE WAY SHE TOOK IT IF SHE TAKE A PEN LIKE THAT,I SWEAR SHE CAN BE A DOCTOR.IT IS A LIFE THEY ARE LEAVING WANTS TO TAKE ON BIG TINGS .I HOPE THEY LISTEN TO YOU YVONNE...
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OGOGLO QUARTER 12 years ago

YOU WILL DO ANYTHING TO DISGRACE GHANA.I CANNOT TRUST YOU.WHY DON'T YOU SEND YOUR STORY TO CNN OR BBC ..THANK U¿¿¿¿

YOU WILL DO ANYTHING TO DISGRACE GHANA.I CANNOT TRUST YOU.WHY DON'T YOU SEND YOUR STORY TO CNN OR BBC ..THANK U¿¿¿¿

ramatu 12 years ago

This is barbaric, to think of that in this day and age people still want to give their under age daughters hand in marriage instead of going to school and making decisions for themselves. I can't believe this case even will g ...
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This is barbaric, to think of that in this day and age people still want to give their under age daughters hand in marriage instead of going to school and making decisions for themselves. I can't believe this case even will go to the extent of being debated as a law, shame on all those who made this decision. As an a human being I think we need to ask ourselves if we think kids under 18 can not vote then they should not be in a marriage that they do not want to be in religion or no religion. It is a shame and a cry for help for all these girls who go through this. May God and Allah change the hearts and minds of these people to make the right decision, not to make this a law.
George lawson 12 years ago

Hi Yvonne, we dont live in your poluted brain environment oo. Why penis, penis, penis all over. The other day you were quoted as saying speem from a penis is used to clean the teeth. L Learn to respect the male organ, aboa. W ...
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Hi Yvonne, we dont live in your poluted brain environment oo. Why penis, penis, penis all over. The other day you were quoted as saying speem from a penis is used to clean the teeth. L Learn to respect the male organ, aboa. What do you think will will happen when people start using vagina, vagina to make uncomplementary statements. Stop it. Your fans are not in surport of your penis attack.
pk 12 years ago

then later they will use sperm to whiten their teeth abi

then later they will use sperm to whiten their teeth abi
Adongo 12 years ago

Can you count the number of penises that you have been given in your short life?

Can you count the number of penises that you have been given in your short life?
charles koduah 12 years ago

well said.

well said.
Rashid Anderson 12 years ago

that is wise thought,keep it up

that is wise thought,keep it up

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