The Minister-Designate for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dakoa Newman, has dismissed pregnancy rumours regarding Naa Okromo Ayemuede, who was allegedly married to the Gborbu Wulomo of the Nungua Traditional Area, on Saturday, March 30.
The minister-designate revealed that a medical assessment conducted on Naa Okromo has shown that she is “intact” and thus not pregnant.
While addressing pressmen at a joint-ministerial briefing in Accra on Thursday, April 18, the Okaikwei South lawmaker noted, among other things, that per early education (creche) records, Naa Okromo is 15 years old.
“The medical assessment of the child indicates that she is not pregnant and she has no immediate health concerns. Naa Okromo’s date of birth on records from her creche and the primary school she attended indicates that she is 15 years old, and she was born on 18th July 2008,” she emphasised.
Dakoa Newman further stated that Naa Okromo will pursue her education, stressing that the child will be released to her parents.
“The Attorney-General has issued an interim report which is dated 18th April 2024 and has advised that in the best interest of the child and in accordance with Sections (2) and (5) of the Children’s Act, the child should be released to her parents pending their complete review of the docket.”
Background
Naa Okromo was allegedly married to 63-year-old Nungua Gborbu Wulomo, and has been under the protection of the Ghana Police Service and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
According to the Nungua Traditional Council, Naa Okromo was 16 years old and was ‘wedded’ to 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, in a customary marriage ceremony on Saturday, March 30.
The Information Ministry, in a statement dated Friday, April 5, emphasised that the young Naa Okromo has been in the care of both the gender and the chieftaincy ministries since the police took her to safety.
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“The child has been taken by the Ghana Police Service and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to a place of safety,” the statement said, adding, “She is doing well and has been visited by the Minister Designate and other officials from the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection.”
Meanwhile, the leadership of the Nungua Traditional Council during the late hours of Wednesday, April 17, stormed the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra to demand the release of their 16-year-old queen mother, Naa Ayemuede,