The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has welcomed government's intervention to resolve the impasse following the decision by the authorities of the Wesley Girls Senior High School to ban Muslim students from taking part in the Ramadan fast.
The Muslim Community, led by the National Chief Imam, expressed its displeasure following the revelation, and the government directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to settle the impasse.
The GES, therefore, engaged authorities of Wesley Girls to reverse the ban.
The GES has issued further directives to all schools to conditionally allow all students to fast.
Speaking in a media interview, the Spokesperson of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyao Shuaib, conveyed the Chief Imam's gratitude to government for the amicable resolution of the matter.
"We are grateful to the government and the GES for the great response. We are happy with this statement because it has dissuaded the anger which our people expressed," the Spokesperson said on behalf of the Chief Imam.
The Spokesperson further noted that the Chief Imam cherished the peace and cordial relationship which existed between Muslims and Christians, hence there should be continuous dialogue to protect it.
"We have a very good relationship between us and nothing should mar this relationship in mission schools.
"We want to continue the dialogue to ensure that we maintain the good relationship between Christians and Muslims in this country,” he added.
Source: GNA
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What sort of country are we? I don’t understand why our so called leaders are hypocrites. When the Achimota school issue came, the notion was that each school has its own rules and that the GES can not intervene. Government sat unconcern and the education minister said whiles others are thinking about going to space we are debating about denying admission to a Rastafarian. Now Wesley girls prohibits students not just Muslims but all students to fast and this MPs and government sees something wrong with it. Why do we preach equality but in essence our leaders always demonstrate that others are more important than others. Imagine a brilliant child denied admission because of his hair something which is not crime or against the law and the government goes to court to defend it. Child rights advocates saw something wrong when Akuapem Polo abused her son but when the state which accepts tax from all persons including Rastafarians denies an innocent child the right to education there is nothing wrong with it. We will never move forward as a nation if we don’t stop our hypocritical attitude.