Ghanaian Musician Guru Details the Difficulties of Balancing Fame and SRC Presidency

• Guru, in an interview with Andy Dosty on Hitz FM, detailed some of the difficulties that came with balancing fame and academics
• The musician shared how he had to attend classes with a nose mask and a hoodie in order not to draw attention to himself
• He added that his position as SRC President for the University of Ghana was a difficult one, and he had to find ways and means to navigate

Ghanaian rapper Guru has shared the challenges he faced while serving as the SRC President at the University of Ghana. In an interview with Andy Dosty on Hitz FM, he explained how balancing fame and academic life was difficult.

Guru, born Maradona Yeboah Agyei, said being a celebrity on campus made it hard to live a normal student life. To avoid attention, he said he often wore a nose mask and hoodie to lectures. Despite this, many students still recognised him, making it hard for him to blend in.

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He said that the University of Ghana does not force students to answer questions during lectures, which helped him stay unnoticed. He added that he managed to keep a low profile for almost three years without most students knowing he was enrolled.

Guru also spoke about academic pressure. He said he made friends with students who were doing well and relied on their support to maintain good grades. He said he didn’t want to graduate with just a passing grade and worked hard to keep his GPA high.

As SRC President, he said the role came with pressure. According to him, students at the University of Ghana do not like it when public figures bring their fame into campus life. He had to find ways to stay humble and not let his celebrity status interfere with his duties as a student leader.

Guru won the UGSRC elections on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. He ran with his vice-presidential candidate, Jeffery Adu-Yeboah and secured 9,455 out of 18,659 total votes cast. They won with 50.7% of the votes.

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Their closest competitors, Emmanuel Owusu Amponsah and Lawrence Edinam Egleh, got 6,645 votes, representing 35.6%.

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YEN.com.gh gathered some reactions from social media users.

charleswalker said:

"Now you understand why @stonebwoy deserves his flowers ??? He dropped an album in his final years in school and dropped another album while doing his masters🔥🔥🔥God bless him."

Oteng Darlington wrote:

"Congratulations bro, make sure to fulfill the promise u made to the students in order not to disgrace ur supporters, thank u bro. Wishing you all the best towards ur presidency, may the good Lord bless you. Never involve urself in any politics but consider the will of the students in ur heart. Good luck, and may the good Lord bless you."

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Yen.com.gh reported that the musician celebrated the win on campus with some friends.

Ghanaians were happy for him and celebrated the music icon on social media.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh