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A blind man at Dornye in the Wa West District has bought a motorbike and stopped his daughter from going to school so that she can send him to places he wants to go.Mr. Jor Yorkyilla is not poor and can afford to send his daughter to school but he has sacrificed her education for his pleasure, members of the Right of Children’s Club (ROC) told the deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Madam Winifred Bawa Dy-Yakah, at a forum to mark the Ghanaian Child Day at Wa on Sunday.The children appealed to non-governmental organisation to intervene and persuade Mr. Yorkyilla to send the girl back to school.The ROC members said it had come to their notice that some parents were also encouraging the children to migrate to the south to work and raise money to pay their school fees.This practice has caused some children to drop out of school while others also die due to hazardous work.The children called on district assemblies to support NGOs to educate the people on the right of children.“We want all available laws that guarantee the rights of children to be implemented and obeyed. Children of school going age are still denied education and are not allowed to participate in decision making.”The ROC members appealed to the media to give attention to children’s rights issues and that child rights issues were still on the low side.Madam Dy-Yakah told the children that government was committed to ensuring that all children enjoy equal rights, opportunities and facilities.She appealed to parents to pay attention to the needs and aspirations of children by providing them with quality education.Source: GNA
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