Captain Planet Congratulates Guru After Winning Legon SRC Presidential Elections

Captain Planet Congratulates Guru After Winning Legon SRC Presidential Elections

  • Captain Planet has congratulated fellow musician Guru after he won the SRC presidential elections on Wednesday, September 18, 2024
  • The popular rapper and his running mate won by a landslide, and Captain Planet took to his X (formerly Twitter) page to congratulate him
  • Many Ghanaians have poured in their congratulatory messages after the rapper was announced the winner of the SRC presidential polls

Popular Ghanaian musician Guru secured a resounding victory in the Legon SRC presidential elections, held on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

Captain Planet, Ghanaian musician, SRC presidential elections, Legon, University Of Ghana, Guru
Captain Planet takes to social media to congratulate Guru after his Legon SRC presidential elections win. Photo source: CAPTAINPLANETGH
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The rapper and his running mate, Jeffery Adu-Yeboah, emerged triumphant, winning by a significant margin.

Many Ghanaians have congratulated the rapper on the win. Among the congratulations was fellow musician Captain Planet, who took to X (formerly Twitter) to acknowledge Guru’s achievement.

According to reports, Guru and Adu-Yeboah received 50.7% of the total vote, equalling 9,455 votes out of the 18,659 cast. Their impressive victory cemented their place as the new leaders of the University of Ghana’s Student Representative Council (SRC).

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YEN.com.gh has gathered some reactions from social media users after Captain Planet hailed Guru.

OwuraAgyemang19 said:

"This victory is a morale booster, demonstrating the party's influence and appeal among the younger generation. Guru's presidency will likely bring fresh perspectives and creative solutions to the SRC."

KwabreD commented:

"They saw it coming that’s why they wanted to disqualify him😂"

KSnetne wrote:

"And they tried to disqualify him initially. Sometimes, when people see how promising you are, they would try to find ways and means to bring you down, but if God is on your side, their plots would not succeed. Congratulations to him and his team."

ebk233 said:

"Congratulations to him, hope it was fair"

SRC race: Guru was initially disqualified

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YEN.com.gh also reported that Guru was resilient despite being an underdog before the SRC elections when he was initially disqualified.

The school started voting on September 18, 2024, to elect SRC representatives, and Guru was one of the disqualified candidates reinstated.

The rapper was among five candidates who were initially barred from contesting, with his readmission sparking debate among netizens.

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Geraldo Amartey (Entertainment Editor) Geraldo Amartey is an Entertainment Editor at YEN.com.gh. He pursued a degree in linguistics at the University of Ghana and graduated in 2020. He has over three years of experience in journalism. Geraldo's professional career in journalism started at the Ministry Of Information, where he worked as a writer. He has completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. You can reach out to him at geraldo.amartey@yen.com.gh.