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Ayi-Bonte attributes misunderstanding of Gborbu Wulomo’s underage marriage to the media

Former Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Reginald Niibi Ayi-Bonte, has attributed the misunderstanding of the marriage between 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo and 13-year-old Naa Okromo to the media.

NiiBi Ayi-Bonte criticized the media for what he described as sensationalism, which, according to him, has led to negative commentary about the marriage, despite there being no sexual obligations involved.

In an interview with Selorm Adonoo, host of The Big Issue on Citi FM and Citi TV, Ayi-Bonte asserted that the media failed to conduct thorough research before reporting on the issue.

“The issue around this is because of the media reportage. Sometimes, the headlines generate all manner of topics for us to discuss. What I learned about media law at Law School is that when you are putting up a story, you should look at the implications and if you are not sure, you should check and check well.

“You should give it the benefit of the doubt. A story says that a 12-year-old girl gets married to a 63-year-old man and what a journalist is expected to do is to check how long the practice has been in existence. Is the current Gborbu Wulomo the first person who might have done that?”

“For me, where I come from, we have stool wives and they are not performing sexual duties and I can tell you that we are making noise about nothing because the lady has not been defiled,” Reginald Niibi Ayi-Bonte further defended the marriage.

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