- The Guru has emerged victorious in his bid to become the next president of the University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (UGSRC)
- The rapper and his running mate, Jeffery Adu-Yeboah, won a whopping 50.7% in the polls held on Wednesday September 18, 2024
- His victory comes days after he won an appeal to be reinstated in the race after he was earlier disqualified by the scrutiny committee
Guru aka Maradona Yeboah Agyei is set to become the next president of the University of Ghana Students Representative Council (UGSRC).
The Ghanaian rapper won the UGSRC election held on Wednesday September 18, 2024.
According to Voice of Legonthe guru and his running mate, Jeffery Adu-Yeboah, garnered 9,455 votes out of 18,659 total votes.
His closest challenger was Emmanuel Owusu Amponsah who polled 6,645 votes with his running mate, Lawrence Edinam Egleh. Three other candidates raised less than 2,500
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On a percentage basis, Guru and Adu-Yeboah collected 50.7%, while Amponsah and Egleh managed 35.6%
Expulsion and reinstatement of the guru
Guru’s massive victory comes as an underdog story that springs a surprise as he was disqualified earlier from the race.
The SRC scrutiny committee had disqualified Guru and his nominee for not fulfilling a constitutional provision of the UGSRC.
A statement released by the commission cited Guru’s non-resident status as the reason for disqualification.
He was reinstated only after an appeal was accepted by the university’s appeals board on September 15.
His rehabilitation 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 in the presidential race nullified.
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Juju Guru Attack
Meantime, YEN.com.gh reported that the Guru survived what he described as a spiritual attack by those close to him a few years ago.
In a recent interview, the rapper shared the story of how he had to consult an herbalist to heal after the attack.
According to him, he was ill for about eight months before his healer removed pins and sticks from his body.
Source: YEN.com.gh