In a dramatic turn of events, the Appeals Board of the University of Ghana has overturned the disqualification of musician Maradona Adjei Yeboah (aka Guru) and Emmanuel Owusu Amponsah from the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) presidential election.
Initially, the SRC had barred Guru from contesting due to allegedly not meeting 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 in the list of presidential candidates, effectively reinstating them in the election.
“You are further directed to carry out the balloting for all the SRC candidates vetted by the vetting committee on Monday (September 16, 2024), between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon at the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs (ODSA).”
You are to immediately communicate this to all the candidates to assemble at the premises of the ODSA for the balloting,” the September 15 letter read.
The letter also directed the school’s Electoral Commission to provide the list of candidates and their positions to the University of Ghana’s Computer Services (UGCS) after balloting.
“This is to enable the UGCS to make the necessary preparations for voting to take place on a date to be agreed with candidates (before or after the balloting) but the date so agreed should not be later than Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024,” the letter added.
Last month, Guru, real name Maradona Adjei Yeboah, filed a petition against the University of Ghana’s Student Representative Council (SRC) Electoral Commission following his disqualification from the SRC presidential race.
