Ghana: Kintampo Tragedy Accident Too Many - Oye Lithur

20 March 2017

A former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, has called for prayers for the country in the wake of Sunday's accident at the Kintampo Waterfalls that led to the death of 18 persons, mostly students of Kintampo Senior High School.

Mourning the victims on Monday 20 March, the human rights lawyer and campaigner posted on Facebook: "Good morning, Ghana. Once again in March 2017, we are faced with a national tragedy. 18 young men and women have lost their lives at one of our national tourist sites and right in the centre of Ghana, Kintampo. This is one tragedy, one national disaster, one accident too many for Ghana.

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