Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dominic Ayine has filed a formal response to a lawsuit challenging what plaintiffs describe as discriminatory religious practices at Wesley Girls’ Senior High School (SHS).
The suit, 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. It contests the school’s alleged restrictions on Muslim students, including claims that they are prevented from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and observing other Islamic practices actions the plaintiffs argue infringe on constitutionally protected religious freedoms.
In its response, however, the Attorney General rejects the claim that the school’s policies are unlawful. The AG argues that Wesley Girls’ SHS founded and operated under the Methodist Church of Ghana within its rights to enforce rules aligned with its Methodist traditions and doctrines. The response maintains that the school’s faith-based identity allows it to set standards of conduct and religious observance on campus, even when those rules limit the expression of other faiths.
