Guru Back in UG SRC Presidential Race as Appeals Board Overturns Disqualification
The Appeals Board of the University of Ghana has overturned the disqualification of musician Maradona Adjei Yeboah, also known as Guru, and Emmanuel Owusu Amponsah from the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) presidential election.
Initially, the SRC had barred Guru from contesting, citing that he did not meet the required qualifications.
Although the Judicial Board upheld the disqualification, the Vice Dean has now directed that the names of Guru, Amponsah, and their running mates be included on the list of presidential candidates, effectively reinstating them in the election.
“You are further directed to carry out the balloting for all SRC candidates vetted by the vetting committee on Monday, September 16, 2024, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon at the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs (ODSA),” the directive stated.
“You are to immediately communicate this to all the candidates to assemble at the premises of ODSA for the balloting,” the letter, dated September 15, read.
The letter also instructed the school’s Electoral Commission to provide the list of candidates and their positions to the University of Ghana’s Computer Services (UGCS) after the balloting.
“This is to enable the UGCS to make the necessary preparations for voting, which is to take place on a date agreed upon by the candidates (before or after the balloting), but the date should not be later than Wednesday, September 18, 2024,” the letter added.
Last month, Guru, whose real name is Maradona Adjei Yeboah, filed a petition against the University of Ghana’s SRC Electoral Commission following his disqualification from the SRC presidential race.
Guru, who was vying for the SRC presidency, was disqualified by the SRC’s Electoral Commission on the grounds that he did not meet the residency requirement as stipulated in the university’s SRC constitution.
According to the constitution, candidates for executive positions must reside in one of the university’s halls.
Read the letter below.
