Wesley Girls motion to strike out religious discrimination suit dismissed
In a ruling delivered on 29 April 2026, the apex court held that the school’s Board of Governors was properly before the court and could be sued, dismissing the objection that had been raised on its behalf.
The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by Wesley Girls’ High School to end, at the preliminary stage, the constitutional case brought against it over some of its religious directives.
In a ruling delivered on 29 April 2026, the apex court held that the school’s Board of Governors was properly before the court and could be sued, dismissing the objection that had been raised on its behalf.
The school had argued that the Board lacked legal capacity and should therefore be removed from the proceedings. Its lawyers maintained that if any entity was to be sued, it ought to be the Trustees of the Methodist Church in Ghana rather than the Board of Governors.
The court did not accept that position.
A seven-member panel presided over by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie upheld the arguments made by Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai and counsel for the plaintiff, Abdul Aziz Gomda, and allowed the case to move forward.
The panel that heard the application also included Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang, Senyo Dzamefe, Kwaku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu, Richard Adjei-Frimpong and Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei.
With the preliminary challenge now out of the way, the court has directed Wesley Girls’ High School to file its response to the main constitutional claims within two weeks.
The matter, which has drawn public attention because of its implications for religious practice in educational institutions, was thereafter adjourned indefinitely.
