By Ashiadey Dotse
The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed an application by Wesley Girls’ High School seeking to strike out a constitutional case brought over alleged religious discrimination at the school.
The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, allows the main case to proceed.
A seven-member panel of the court, led by Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, held that the school’s Board of Governors is a proper party to the case and can legally be sued. Wesley Girls had earlier argued that its Board of Governors did not have the legal authority to be sued and should be removed from the case. The school’s lawyers also maintained that the appropriate party in the matter should be the Methodist Church Ghana, which oversees the institution.
The court, however, rejected these arguments and upheld submissions made by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai and the plaintiff’s lawyer, Abdul Aziz Gomda.
Following the decision, the case has been adjourned indefinitely, with an order for the school to file its response to the substantive claims within two weeks.
The suit is expected to address key constitutional issues, including how far mission schools can enforce religious rules and whether such directives conflict with students’ rights to freedom of religion.
The case has attracted national attention, as it touches on the broader debate over religious rights versus school practices, student welfare, and constitutional protections within Ghana’s education system.
