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Ghanaian rapper Maradona Adjei Yeboah, known by his stage name Guru, has been disqualified from running for the University of Ghana's Students’ Representative Council (SRC) presidential election.
A statement from the SRC clarified that Guru did not meet the necessary criteria to contest for the position.
According to a vetting report released on August 16, 2024, the SRC Vetting Committee reviewed the qualifications of several candidates, including three treasurer aspirants, three general secretary aspirants, and five presidential and vice-presidential aspirants. However, some of these candidates did not meet the required standards.
The report highlighted that two candidates, including Guru and Lawrence Edinam Egleh, were found to be non-residential students, which disqualifies them from participating in the election.
"Upon a careful examination of the documents submitted, it was discovered that two candidates from the presidential and vice presidential aspirants, indicated their non-residential status, which they further confirmed during vetting the process," the report stated.
Specifically, the constitution stipulates that a student must be qualified under their hall's constitution and must reside in one of the university’s halls to hold a leadership position.
The Vetting Committee concluded that both Guru and Egleh did not satisfy these criteria, rendering them ineligible to run for the SRC presidency.
"The committee after a critical assessment of the qualification criteria, noticed that Maradona Adjei Yeboah and Lawrence Edinam Egleh do not meet the criteria stated in Article 30 (1) (a) of the UG-SRC Constitution and therefore do not qualify or are not eligible to contest for an Executive Officer position of the University of Ghana Students' Representative Council (UGSRC)".
