Mrs Anorkplim Nukunu-Woanyah, Project Officer of Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), a Non-Governmental Organization, has cautioned the youth to desist from fomenting trouble as country prepares for November’s elections.
She said the age of criminal responsibility in Ghana is 12 years and children can be imprisoned for serious offences per the Juvenile Justice Act 653.
Mrs Nukunu-Woanyah said this when she addressed students of Trinity Presbyterian Junior High School (JHS) at Adweso, Seventh Day Adventist JHS at Asokore and Effiduase Methodist JHS at separate functions within the New Juaben Municipality.
The programme forms part of a sensitization and awareness creation programme on the rights and responsibilities of the youth.
The theme for the programme was: "Promoting Child Rights and Responsibilities: Our collective call to action“and it is being funded by Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).
She said as part of efforts to continuously educate the children, they have developed relevant information on children’s rights and responsibilities, which one can receive on mobile phone platforms through a text with the short code "Text YBF to 1900" to all networks .
Madam Gertrude Nsiah, Community Participation Coordinator (CPC) at the New Juaben Municipal Education Office, advised children below 18 years not to allow themselves to be influenced by anyone to register and come in conflict with the law.
She said the wrong things copied from social media and other media platforms has contributed to indiscipline among children and advised parents not to lose their responsibility, but have ample time for their children.
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