Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of the 9th Parliament of Ghana, has fumed at political leaders against using their positions to protect the interdicted headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Zakaria Abdulai.
According to Alban Bagbin, politicians who attempt to shield the headmaster are “cheap men”.
He warned that anyone who interferes with efforts to address the allegations would face serious consequences. .
Speaking in Parliament on November 10, 2026, Speaker Bagbin stated, “It’s only cheap men who do that. You know? Yes. Please, let’s move away from that and do what is right. There is no society that has developed, to the best of my knowledge, by doing what is wrong. All the countries that you visit and you see they have developed; they have values that they treasure: integrity and honesty, very high”.
“What saddened me was the attitude of politicians. They treated it as if nothing happened. And people even dared to try to support the suspect to contest for a leadership position. That is how offensive it has gone. And we should not encourage such things at all,” he stated.
Speaker Bagbin further disclosed that Parliament was following the case closely, stressing that political leaders who attempt to interfere with the process should expect to face punishment.
He added that the allegations must be treated with the seriousness they deserve.
“Some of us are still on the lookout. We are watching as to how this case is going to end. And those involved, particularly political leaders, if you joke with it, will punish you seriously because of this single case. We should take it very seriously. Leadership is a service; it is a sacrifice,” he said.
Meanwhile, Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has disclosed that investigations into the allegations at the school are 85 per cent complete.
He disclosed that evidence gathered so far points to a possible prima facie case against the headmaster.
In related news, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Wing has staged a demonstration in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, demanding justice for 19 students of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) allegedly sexually abused by the school’s headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai.
The protest, held under the theme “Justice for Our Girls,” seeks accountability over the allegations and stronger measures to protect students against sexual abuse and other forms of misconduct in educational institutions.
The demonstrators, led by the party’s National Women’s Organiser, Mavis Hawa Koomson, called on President John Dramani Mahama, Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno and the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, to ensure that the affected students receive justice.
Addressing the protest, Hawa Koomson stressed the need for the country’s leadership to protect the students and restore their confidence in the institutions.
She stated, “These girls will never forgive us as a country if we fail them. It is their future, and we need to protect them. They must have confidence in Ghanaians and their leaders”.
The NPP Women’s Wing demonstration also attracted the NPP’s Second Vice Chairman, Nana Boakye, General Secretary Justin Frimpong Koduah and other members of the party’s Women’s Wing.
The suspended Obuasi headmaster is facing allegations of rape, sexual harassment and sexual assault involving the female students.
The sexual abuse claims have triggered widespread public concern and renewed calls for stronger safeguarding measures in schools.
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