Guru Wins University Of Ghana Legon SRC Presidential Elections

• Guru has emerged victorious in his bid to become the next president of the University of Ghana's Student Representative Council (UGSRC)
• The rapper and his running mate, Jeffery Adu-Yeboah, won a massive 50.7% in the polls held on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
• His victory comes just days after he won an appeal to be reinstated in the race after he had earlier been disqualified by the vetting committee

Guru, known in private life as Maradona Yeboah Agyei, will become the next president of the University of Ghana's Student Representative Council (UGSRC).

The Ghanaian rapper won the UGSRC elections held on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

According to Voice of Legon, Guru and his running mate, Jeffery Adu-Yeboah, polled 9,455 votes out of the 18,659 total votes cast.

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His closest contender was Emmanuel Owusu Amponsah who garnered 6,645 votes with with his running mate, Lawrence Edinam Egleh. Three other candidates polled less than 2,500

In percentage terms, Guru and Adu-Yeboah garnered 50.7%, while Amponsah and Egleh managed 35.6%

Guru's disqualification and reinstatement

Guru's massive win is a story of an underdog springing a surprise after he had earlier been disqualified from the race.

The SRC's vetting committee had disqualified Guru and his running mate for not meeting a constitutional provision of the UGSRC.

A statement released by the committee cited the non-residential status of Guru as the reason for his disqualification.

He was only reinstated after an appeal, which was upheld by the university's appeals board on September 15.

His reinstatement even led to a legal suit by Asioh Joseph Mawuli, a second-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree. He wanted Guru's reinstatement into the presidential race rescinded.

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Guru talks of juju attack

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that Guru survived what he described as a spiritual attack by people close to him, a few years ago.

In a recent interview, the rapper shared the story of how he had to consult a herbalist to get healed after being afflicted.

According to him, he got sick for about eight months before his healer removed pins and wood from his body.

Proofread by Edwina N.K Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh