The New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has announced plans to lead a demonstration in Obuasi on Friday, November 6, over allegations of sexual abuse involving 19 students of Obuasi Senior High Technical School.
The protest, organised by the party’s Women’s Wing, is expected to demand justice for the affected students and push for stronger measures to protect girls in educational institutions.
In a statement dated Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Mrs. Koomson called for a comprehensive and transparent investigation into allegations of rape, sexual harassment and sexual assault against the school’s headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai.
She said reports that complaints may have reached school authorities as far back as March 2026, alongside institutional records pointing to similar malpractices since 2021, raised serious questions about student protection and institutional accountability.
“The revelations that some complaints may have reached school authorities as far back as March 2026, and even institutional records pointing to similar malpractices since 2021, represent a catastrophic failure of the duty of care owed to our children,” she stated.
Although she acknowledged the Ghana Education Service’s interdiction of the headmaster and public statements by other state institutions, Mrs Koomson said more decisive action was needed.
“The man walks around as a free person, after a supposed self recognisance bail,” she said.
She called on the Ghana Police Service to investigate the allegations thoroughly, including the actions and inactions of school authorities, District Chief Executives and District Directors of Education. She also wants the investigation extended to schools where the headmaster previously taught.
Mrs. Koomson further urged the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to review school safeguarding systems, proposing confidential reporting channels, toll-free telephone access and counselling departments in basic and second-cycle institutions.
Announcing the demonstration, she said the Women’s Wing would not allow the matter to be forgotten.
“We will not allow this to be swept under the carpet. We are formally requesting constant update from the investigating authorities. We want answers. The public wants answers,” she stated.
She also appealed to the Vice President to intervene, insisting that authorities must move beyond expressions of concern and take concrete action.
“Today, it is 19 girls. Tomorrow, it could be someone else’s daughter, sister or relative,” she said.
The allegations involving 19 students of Obuasi Senior High Technical School have triggered public concern and calls for accountability within the education sector.
The Ghana Education Service has interdicted the school’s headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, while the Ghana Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department and other state institutions have been involved in addressing the matter.
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