Vice-President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for the law to take its course in the sexual assault case involving the suspended headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), describing the allegations as a serious national concern.
She said the case had far-reaching implications for the lives of those affected and society, stressing the need to allow the appropriate legal processes to establish the facts.
Let’s allow the law to take its course
“What I want to say at this point is that this is a very, very serious matter. It is a matter of concern to all of us, and it is a matter of national concern,” she said.
The Vice-President made the remarks upon her return from the Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, China.
She said she had followed developments surrounding the case while away and was aware of the public reactions and actions taken by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in response to the controversy.
“What I want to see is that we all allow the law to take its course because this is a very serious matter, especially as it affects the lives of people, not only in the present but also going into the future. So let’s allow the law to take its course,” she added.
Professor Opoku-Agyemang also acknowledged the party’s response to the matter, including a decision concerning the individual who had sought to contest on its ticket.
“I’ve seen what the party did regarding this gentleman who wanted to run on our ticket. I’ve seen the letter that was written by our Secretary General,” she said.
NDC suspends constituency chairmanship bid
The NDC directed Zakaria Abdulai, the suspended headmaster of Obuasi SHTS, to step aside from the Juaben Constituency chairmanship race pending an investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.
Abdulai was suspended by the Ghana Education Service (GES) following allegations of sexual abuse involving female students at the school.
The allegations gained wider public attention following an investigative report by JoyNews journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni.
According to the police, a 20-year-old Form Two student of the school, accompanied by her father, lodged a complaint with the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Obuasi on August 4, 2026.
Other reports have alleged that 19 additional girls were abused by the headmaster. The allegations remain subject to investigation, and their veracity has yet to be established.
NPP criticises Vice-President’s earlier silence
Before the Vice-President’s comments, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Director of Communications, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, had criticised her for not publicly commenting on the allegations.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, Aboagye said her earlier silence was disappointing, given the expectations of women and girls regarding her leadership on issues affecting their safety, rights and welfare.
He argued that, as Ghana’s first female Vice-President, Professor Opoku-Agyemang was expected to speak out on matters involving the protection of children, particularly girls.
The case has generated public debate and renewed calls for a thorough investigation into the allegations and accountability where wrongdoing is established.
The investigation is ongoing, and no conclusion on the allegations against Abdulai has been established in the information available.
