Maradona
Yeboah
Adjei,
better
known
as
Guru,
has
initiated
legal
action
to
contest
his
disqualification
from
the
2024
University
of
Ghana
Students’
Representative
Council
(UGSRC)
elections.
On
August
16,
2024,
the
UGSRC
Electoral
Commission
disqualified
Guru,
citing
his
non-residency
status,
which
violated
Article
4(d)(ii)
of
the
Constitutional
Instrument
(CI
24).
This
article
disqualifies
a
candidate’s
entire
ticket
if
one
member
does
not
meet
the
eligibility
requirements.
In
response,
Guru
has
submitted
a
petition
to
the
UGSRC
Judicial
Board,
seeking
an
interim
injunction
to
stop
the
elections
scheduled
for
August
26,
2024.
The
petition
challenges
the
fairness
and
constitutionality
of
barring
non-resident
students
from
running
in
the
SRC
elections,
particularly
when
SRC
decisions
affect
all
students.
Part
of
the
petition
states,
“TAKE
NOTICE
that
Counsel
for
and
on
behalf
of
the
Plaintiff/Applicant
herein
is
praying
for
an
order
for
an
interim
injunction
to
restrain
the
Defendant/Respondent,
their
agents,
servants,
and
any
persons
whatsoever
authorized
by
them
from
going
ahead
to
proceed
with
the
election
pending
the
final
determination
of
this
suit.”
Guru’s
petition
claims
the
UGSRC
Electoral
Commission’s
decision
was
unconstitutional,
arguing
that
the
interpretation
and
enforcement
of
constitutional
provisions
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Judicial
Board,
not
the
vetting
committee.
Additionally,
the
petition
seeks
a
declaration
that
Guru
is
eligible
to
contest
for
the
UGSRC
President
position
and
requests
an
order
to
prevent
the
Electoral
Commission
from
holding
the
elections
until
the
matter
is
resolved.
TAKE
A
LOOK
AT
IT
BELOW