“Round tables discussion needed to resolve the impasse between Methodist Church and GES” -ABS

The Bono Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Asare Bediako Seth has called for a round table discussion over the misunderstanding between the Ghana Education Service and the Methodist Church of Ghana regarding the Muslims in the Wesley Girls High School.

The Methodist Church Ghana has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to allow Muslim students to fast during Ramadan on campus at the Wesley Girls' High School.

The Church in a statement took a "strong exception" to the directive by the GES order stating that it "cannot accede to the unilateral directive issued by the Ghana Education Service." It said the GES "respects the long-standing partnership between Government and Mission Schools."

It argued that the school rule in question "is a long-standing one which is also non-religious and various renowned Muslim ladies in Ghana have passed through the school adhering to such a rule."  The GES earlier directed Wesley Girls High School to allow a Muslim student to fast.

But speaking with Kwabena Obeng Akrofi on Ark in the Morning monitored by Soiree News Nana Ama Asiedu, Asare Bediako Seth said the matter is delicate that needs much attention.

However, the Bono Regional Deputy Youth Organizer for the NDC, Berimah Qubagee says the issue if not carefully resolved can affect the existing relationship between Muslims and Christians in the country.

Nana Ama Asiedu Bono Region