We’re Entitled To Our Religion -Blakk Rasta

Blakk Rasta has stated that each person is entitled to his own religion.

He said this to justify what he labelled as unacceptable behaviour from Achimota School for its refusal to admit Rastafarians based on their hair-cuts.

The reggae artiste, who had initially declared that Ghanaians deserve to be reenslaved for allowing such discrimination from Achimota School, described the act as shameful because the students are qualified in every way.

"This is very shameful and discriminatory and takes us backward," he said.

Even though a lot of people have shown support for the embattled students, a lot more have advised Rastafarian's to build their own schools if they want their children to keep their haircuts.

Samini earlier suggested that they develop their own institutions to avoid needless debates like this.

According to him, schools cannot make exceptions for only one religion, because if they do, they have to make for all religions.

“if these lads who want to wear locks in school are insisting on that because it’s a religious requirement they cannot forgo, then, by all means, let’s all stand with Achimota because allowing it, could be very very detrimental!

“A wise man, Eric Weiner, once said ‘Religion is like a knife. If you use it the wrong way you can cut yourself’ ‘Massaging’ institutionalised procedure to favour ones religion is a dangerous path we should not take! The repercussions could be terrible because once it’s done to favour religion A, it must be done to favour all, and who knows what religion B might ask for?” He explained. 

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonou also suggested that if Rastafarians want their children to keep their dreadlocks on in senior high schools (SHS) in Ghana, then they should consider setting up their own schools.

"I don't even know why the Rastafarians don't have their own schools, because they've been in this country [Ghana] for a very long time," Mr. Angel Carbonou said.

“We expect that if you want to be in that school, you obey the rules and regulations. The rules and regulations of an institution are not chosen and picked by individuals, they become standard and ought to be obeyed by anyone who wants to access the school,”