President Mahama should intervene in the Wesley Girls School saga - Muslim cleric

The Principal Imam of Masjid Salaam in Adabraka Accra, Imam Sahamudeen Bamba Ahamad Muhammad has called for President John Dramani Mahama's intervention in what he described as the Wesley Girls Secondary School Authority's religious discrimination policy.

He argued that state-assisted mission second cycle institutions authorities have no right banning Muslim students from practicing their faith.

In a sermon on Friday November 28, 2025, Imam Bamba insisted that President Mahama's intervention could change the Wesley Girls authority's religious 'discriminatory position' and bolster the nation's religious diversity and tolerance.

He warned that further attempts to enforce the strict Christian doctrines on Muslim students across the mission schools could lead to religious insurgency.

He emphasised the importance of safeguarding Ghana's enviable peaceful coexistence to avoid the religious tensions in Nigeria and other Muslim dominated countries.

Imam Bamba highly commended the education minister, Haruna Iddrisu and the Tamale North Member of Parliament, Alhassan Suhuyini opposition to the ongoing debate on the Wesley Girls Secondary School saga.

He is hopeful that the two government officials and other well-meaning bodies concerns could reinforce policies promoting equality, tolerance and religious freedom of all students.

The Wesley Girls’ Senior High School brouhaha has generated widespread public discussions on religious rights, school administration autonomy and constitutional freedoms in Ghana’s education sector.

Concerned citizens and fundamental human rights advocacy groups have filed a petition at the Supreme Court, challenging the school authority's 'non-negotiable' Christian faith principle.