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UG SRC Elections: Guru disqualified from presidential race
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According to the Electoral Commission, pursuant to article 40 and 41 of the UGSRC Constitution, the Veting Committee of the University of’ Ghana Students” Representative Council (UGSRC) conducted the vetting process for the 2024 UGSRC General Election on the evening of Sunday, 1 August 3024.
The Committee assessed three Treasurer aspirants, three General Secretary aspirants, and five
Presidential and Vice Presidential aspirants.
According to them, upon a careful examination of the documents submitted, it was discovered that two candidates from the Presidential and Vice Presidential aspirants indicated their non-resident status, which they further confirmed during the vetting process.
The Commission further disclosed that these aspirants are, Maradona Adjei Yeboah and Lawrence Edinam Egleh
They added that “a careful consideration of Article 30 (1)(a) of the UGSRC Constitution under “Qualification” as seen below: “(1) A student shall not be qualified for eleetion to any executive office unless: He is qualified to contest elections under his hall’s Constitution, except that a provision requiring a student to be in at least his third year in this University shall not disqualify such a person from contesting for any office under this article.”
“It is clear that the test of qualification of a candidate in UGSRC General Election includes Whether the candidate qualifies to be an Executive Officer of his or her residence (JCR). It follows that a critical qualification criteria is a person’s qualification to be an Executive Officer his or her hall of residence (JCR),” the statement added.
The EC explained that the quote from the constitution “further implies that where a person does not belong to any hall of residence (JCR) then the person does not qualify to be an Executive Officer of a hall of residence (JCR) and consequently not qualified or eligible to be an Executive Officer of the University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (UGSRC).”
They revealed that “On a total reading of the UGSRC Constitution, it would be seen that it is the intention of the framers of the constitution that for a person to qualify to be an Executive Officer of the UGSRC, the person should have qualified to be an Executive
Officer of a hall of residence (JCR).”
The EC indicated that the Vetting Committee concluded after a critical assessment of the qualification criteria noticed that, Maradona Adjei Yeboah and Lawrence Edinam Egleh do not meet the criteria stated in article 30(1) (a) of the UGSRC Constitution and therefore do not qualify or are not eligible to contest for an Executive Officer position of the University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (UGSRC).
Finally, it noted that the article 4 (d) (ii) of the Constitutional Instrument (CI 24) governing the electoral process states that, “In a case where on a ticket, especially the Presidential and Vice ticket, one of the aspirants, either the President or the Vice, does not meet any of the requirements as stated in the UGSRC Constitution, the whole ticket is therefore disqualified.”
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Mr. Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin has announced private sector led initiative that will see “Visit Ghana” on the “front of jersey” of Sunderland Football Club for the 2026/2027 football season.
The “Visit Ghana” project is a special marketing drive that will have presence on the front of jersey of Sunderland Football Club during the English Premier League.
Under this initiative, Sunderland FC will have on the front of their jerseys, “Visit Ghana” as part of efforts to drive and promote tourism in Ghana.
“We are entering a formal engagement with them to put Visit Ghana on their jerseys and all paraphernalia.
“We have gone far with the discussions, and therefore they usually showing interest,” Mr. Bagbin stated this at the 37th sitting of Parliament.
Mr. Bagbin explained further that, the initiative is not being sponsored by Parliament, but by the private sector adding that, the project will boost tourism in Ghana.
“This is not being sponsored by parliament. Infact the main sponsor is from the private sector, we are leading under my canopy to get this done.
“The GFA, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Ministry of Finance have also been very supportive in this project,” he stated.
The Visit Ghana Front of Shirt Partnership with Sunderland, is expected to make Ghana the first African country to occupy such a position with a premier league club, and also offer global promotion for Ghana through EPL broadcasts, digital platforms and international media channels.
Motorists traveling between Accra and Kumasi are facing major delays today following a serious road crash at Birimso Bridge on the N6 Highway.
The accident, which involved a high-occupancy passenger bus, a loaded articulated truck, and a sedan, has completely blocked both lanes of the highway. As a result, all Accra-bound and Kumasi-bound traffic has been brought to a standstill.
Personnel from the Eastern South Regional Police MTTD, based in Kibi, are currently at the scene managing the situation.
To ease congestion, police have put in place temporary traffic diversions effective today.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
