Ghanaian rapper Maradona Adjei Yeboah, popularly known as Guru, has reason to smile again after his recent disqualification from the University of Ghana’s Students’ Representative Council (SRC) presidential election was overturned.
The SRC had originally barred Guru from contesting, alleging he did not meet the necessary qualifications.
Even though the Judicial Board had upheld the disqualification, the Vice Dean has now directed that the names of Guru, Emmanuel Amponsah, and their running mates be included on the list of presidential candidates.
“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),” the directive stated.
“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 continued.
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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 balloting.
“This is to enable UGCS to make the necessary preparations for voting, which is to take place on a date to be agreed with candidates, either before or after the balloting. However, this 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 after his disqualification from the presidential race.
Guru was disqualified by the SRC’s Electoral Commission on the grounds that he did not meet the residency requirement outlined in the university’s SRC constitution. According to the constitution, candidates for executive positions must reside in one of the university’s halls.
Check out the letter below.
