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Oguaahene expresses concern over street children in Cape
Coast
Cape Coast, July 16, GNA - Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, the
Paramount Chief of Oguaa Traditional Area, has expressed
concern over the number of street children in Cape Coast and
appealed to churches in the area to "stand-up" and evolve
strategies that would curb the phenomenon.
He said the time had come for parents to be more responsible
and to refrain from pushing their children onto the streets
to face challenges that are detrimental to their
development.
Osabarima Kwesi Atta said this on Sunday when he addressed
the congregation of the Pedu/Abura Ebenezer Presbyterian
Church at Abura, a suburb of Cape Coast, to climax the 10th
anniversary of the church.
He said it was disheartening the way some parents had little
or no time for their children.
"It is not enough for parents to just dump money on their
children to fend for themselves without considering what
they actually need. Let us give our children parental love
and have time for their physical and spiritual growth."
He said lack of parental care and attention had been the
major cause of the increased moral decadence, streetism and
child delinquency.
Osabarima Kwesi Atta commended the Pedu Ebenezer
Presbyterian Church for what it has achieved over the past
10 years and urged the members to remain committed to its
growth and development.
In a sermon Reverend William Appiah, the Western Presbytery
Chairman, called on Ghanaians to appreciate the peace the
nation was enjoying and continue to give thanks and praise
to God, adding "without him the nation would have found
itself in crisis".
He said the nation might be going through some difficulties
such as loading shedding and other minor problems but it was
still far better than other countries that continue to
recognize Ghana as "heaven".
Reverend Dr Eric Anum, the resident pastor, said the church
started with 35 members in 1997 and now has more than 300.
Seventy children were graduated from Sunday school to Junior
Youth and 21 from Junior Youth to Young People's Guild.
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