Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dominic Ayine has filed a formal response to a Supreme Court lawsuit challenging what the plaintiffs describe as discriminatory religious policies at Wesley Girls’ Senior High School (SHS).
The case, initiated on December 24, 2024, by private legal practitioner Shafic Osman, invokes the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction under Articles 2(1)(b) and 130(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution.
The lawsuit alleges that the Methodist-founded school enforces rules that restrict the religious freedoms of Muslim students. According to the plaintiffs, students are prohibited from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and observing other Islamic rites, restrictions they argue violate constitutional guarantees of religious liberty.
In his response, Attorney General Ayine dismisses claims that the school’s policies breach constitutional standards. He argues that Wesley Girls’ SHS, operating under the authority and doctrines of the Methodist Church of Ghana, is legally permitted to enforce rules consistent with its faith-based identity.
The AG maintains that the school’s religious heritage gives it the right to establish standards of conduct and religious practice on its campus, even when these rules limit the expression of other faiths.
