The National Peace Council has called on Ghanaians, particularly, those affected by recent events at the Wesley Girls’ High School to exercise “the greatest restraint and circumspection in their comments and pronouncements on the matter.”

According to the Peace Council, an intervention plan is being initiated to find an amicable solution to the matter at hand.

Their comment comes on the back of the reply of the Methodist Church rejecting the Ghana Education Service (GES)’s directive to Wesley Girl’s High School to allow Muslim students partake in the Ramadan fast.

According to the Church, the school’s rule on fasting is a long-standing one that is also non-religious and various renowned Muslim ladies in Ghana have passed through the school adhering to it.

Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu had said the continuous othering of Muslim students in Christian Missionary Schools could potentially affect the peace and national integration the country has strived to foster throughout the years.

He added that it could potentially fester into a national security crisis.

Reacting to both comments, the National Peace Council stated that Ghanaians should take into consideration Ghana’s long cherished independence and national unity.

“The Council acknowledges and reaffirms the initiatives already underway by the religious leaders to resolve the matter and encourages the leadership of the Christian and the Muslim communities to call on their followers to remain calm as efforts to build on the time-tested peaceful co-existence among Christians and Muslims are made by the relevant authorities,” it said.

It concluded by wishing Muslims the blessings of God as they continue in the journey of Ramadan.