Mission Schools Provide Worship Spaces for Students of All Faiths – Peace Council

 

The Chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Rev. Emmanuel Fianu, has clarified that second-cycle mission schools make provisions for worship spaces for students of various faiths, not only Christians.

Speaking in an interview on November 30, 2025, he explained that this arrangement is guided by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed earlier this year by multiple religious groups to support the management of religious diversity within mission schools.

“It is already being implemented in some schools, even if not in all. Schools provide places of worship for students of other faiths, and they are allowed to practise,” he stated.

The National Peace Council signed the MoU with 13 faith-based organisations on April 15, 2025. The agreement seeks to establish clear guidelines for both government and private mission schools in order to promote safe learning environments, prevent religious discrimination, strengthen social cohesion, and enhance national peace.

Despite the MoU, a private legal practitioner has filed a suit at the Supreme Court alleging that Wesley Girls’ Senior High School prevents Muslim students from practising their religion. On November 25, the Court directed the school to respond within 14 days to the allegations and to clarify its religious policies.

Most Rev. Fianu noted that sensitisation and training on the MoU are currently underway for heads of mission and private schools to ensure full understanding and compliance.

“We are introducing this MoU to the management of all mission and private schools. The education is ongoing so that any school not complying will understand what the owners and the National Peace Council have agreed on,” he said.

He emphasised that issues concerning religious diversity should be addressed through dialogue rather than legal action.

“With the collaborative work done by the National Peace Council, Christians, and Muslims, we must use dialogue—not the courts—to resolve these concerns,” he stressed.

According to him, the matter was effectively resolved when the MoU was signed in April 2025, and he sees no justification for the ongoing litigation.

“I don’t see the problem still existing because it has already been resolved. So, I don’t see why this case should still be in court,” he added.

Source: theghanareport