The Coalition of Muslim Organisation Ghana (COMOG) has issued a seven days ultimatum to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to give an "unconditional directive" to the Wesley Girls Senior High School and others to allow Muslims students exercise their religious rights, warning to advise itself if their wish is not granted.

At a media Conference on Tuesday, the Coalition urged the GES to remind the schools of their duty to uphold the fundamental human rights of all persons, as provided in Article 12 of the Constitution.

The call for the GES directives is among some seven demands and recommendation made by the Coalition at a Media Conference held at the Police Mosque in Accra.

It comes in reaction to an ongoing brouhaha between leadership of the two religions, in which some Christian groups have thrown their support to the Wesley Girls High School n preventing its Muslim students from observing the Ramadan Fast, which is one of the five Pillars of Islam.

The GES had earlier issued a directive to the school to rescind its decision but the Methodist Church came into respond, saying it “cannot accede to the unilateral directive issued by the GES".

But COMOG believes its about time the Wesley Girls and  other educational institutions desist from the acts of discrimination against Muslim on  campus, adding that issue goes beyond just the fasting.

"Going by the Constitutional provisions, as enumerated above, we can firmly conclude without any fear of contradiction that, the act of prohibition of Ramadan Fasting, coercion of Muslims to attend Church Services, banning Muslim ladies from wearing the Hijab in our schools and other public institutions are unlawful and must be curtailed with the needed expedition to protect the peaceful coexistence Ghanaians have enjoyed over the years, said the statement signed by the President ajj Abdel-Manan Abdel-Rahmam.

"The position taken by these churches and how in sync they all responded in support of this violation of our constitution should be of grave concern to all well-meaning Ghanaians.

"We are urging the Ghana Education Service to issue, between now and next week an unconditional directive to the Wesely Girls SHS and other schools within the week to allow Muslim students to observe all the Islamic obligations as it is their right to do so without prejudice to the rights of others."

Many Ghanaians have expressed fear over the religious future of the country should the ongoing confusion continue to widen the cracks between the two major religions in the country.

But according to COMOG, Muslims will remain peaceful and calm and use any legal means to resist any act of religious extremism against Muslims.

"We are a peace-loving people and therefore have resolved to remain calm as prevailed upon by the National Chief Imam, His Eminence Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu," it said.

"However, if the GES fails to address these concerns or Methodist Church remains defiant of the law after the directives from GES, we shall advise ourselves and consider the next line of action to ensure justice for the entire Muslim Umma in Ghana.

"COMOG has resolved to resist any such attempt by these Christian leaders and other religious extremists to violate the religious rights of our Muslim students and workers across the country," it added.

BELOW ARE THE SEVEN DEMANDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. For his subversive statements and role in instigating the act of religious persecution in Wesley Girls High School, we demand that;

i. Dr. Samuel Ofori Onwona must be stripped off his position as the Vice President of the Scripture Union and

ii. He must be picked up by the National Security for questioning regarding for his religiously inflammatory comments as well as the basis on which he referred to the Turkish Embassy as a terrorist organization in one of his audios circulating in the publict.

2. We urgently call on the GES to reconstitute the board of the Wesely Girls SHS and further proscribed the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church from being on any board of governors of any so-called Mission School.

3. We urge the GES to reconstitute the Board of the Methodist schools to include a two Muslims, in order to keep track of any such occurrences and report same when appropriate.

4. Government should as a matter of urgency direct the National Peace Council to resubmit their full report on the outcome of the March 30th-31st 2015 National Conference on Religious Tolerance at the Kofi Annan International Centre to Parliament for necessary action in the interest of National Peace.

5. The GES should as a matter of urgency remove the Headmistress of Wesley Girls SHS from the school to assuage the adverse psychological effects of her presence on the Muslim students, and further sanction her for the violation of the religious rights of Muslim students of the school in defiance of the directive from the GES.

6. We call for a clear cut directive to all the so called 'Mission Schools' to desist from carrying themselves out as such, and adhere to all the regulations of GES and the ministry of Education.

7. There must be a conscious effort by GES to appoint at least two Muslim teachers in each of the so called 'Mission Schools' so that by their presence alone, any such arbitrariness may not occur.