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UG SRC Election: Rebecca Derry Loses General Secretary Position
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UG SRC Election: Rebecca Derry Loses General Secretary Position

by  Nathaniel Crabbe 2 min read
  • Rebecca Mwinviel Derry contested for the general secretary position for the Students' Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Ghana
  • The Level-300 Political Science student lost to a female opponent, Stephanie Naadu Antwiin
  • The UG SRC election was held on Wednesday, October 20

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Rebecca Mwinviel Derry, a general secretary aspirant for the Students' Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Ghana, has lost in the Wednesday, October 20 election.

She lost to her opponent Stephanie Naadu Antwiin despite being tipped to be the next general secretary ahead of the election.

Before the polls, Derry dominated social media trends, receiving support and endorsements from several associations, including the Tertiary Education Students Confederacy (TESCON) at the University of Ghana Accra City Campus.

Rebecca Derry loses UG SRC general secretary position
UG SRC Election: Rebecca Derry Loses General Secretary Position Photo credit: Rebecca Derry
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The former Speaker of the University of Ghana Accra City Campus Local Students Representative Council, Derrick Agyekum, also threw his weight behind Rebecca Mwinviel Derry ahead of Wednesday's polls.

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In a communique issued by Agyekum, he urged the students to vote for Derry because she was the right candidate to serve and represent their best interests, Universnewsroom.com reported.

Rebecca Mwinviel Derry, however, lost the general secretary position following the election.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.

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