By Politico staff writer
Dozens of school girls in Bo were left injured yesterday after one of the rail guards on a pavilion in the Bo mini stadium collapsed during First Lady Fatima Bio’s Sanitary Pads distribution to the girls.
The affected pupils were taken to the Bo Government Hospital which was soon swarmed by panic -stricken parents and guardians anxious to know about the state of their children.
The single pavilion stadium was filled with school authorities, pupils and government officials who had gone to witness the presidential launch of the sanitary pad distribution in the Southern region.
The unfortunate situation occurred after President Julius Maada Bio had delivered his keynote address and launched the programme.
The First Lady had to immediately suspend the distribution of the sanitary pads which had started with Queen of the Holy Rosary Secondary School (Q.R.S) No death was reported as at the time of press.
Copyright © 2023 Politico Online (03/02/23)
