Two Rastafarian families withstood the pressure from powerful old students, went against the tenets of the Ghana Education Service as well as the National Association of Graduate Teachers to stake their claim to study at the Achimota School. Earlier, the school had failed to recognise the admission of Tyrone Marghuy and Oheneba Nkrabea because they refused to oblige to cutting off their dreadlocks due to their religion; Rastafarianism. But a court ruling by Justice Gifty Agyei Addo brought to bed the debate as both Tyrone and Oheneba have been given the green light to be admitted by the Achimota School. Achimota School has in a retaliatory move appealed the ruling, maintaining their previous stance, although this time around they have resorted to admitting the duo, with the caveat being that they will cut their locks should they win their appeal. Father of Oheneba Nkrabea, Ras Aswad taking his turn on GhanaWeb #SayItLoud noted that the landmark victory puts them in a unique position as they feel like frontrunners for future Rastafarians.
