Master Abu Ether Ayim has been elected as the Chairman of the Interim Students Representative Committee. He will act as President of the Students Representative Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Master Abu Ether Ayim’s designation as interim SRC President is in line with an act of Parliament to provide for the establishment of an interim committee for the purposes of student representation and organization of the Student Representative Council (SRC) elections and also to be applied in situations where SRC elections is not held.
This became crucial after the KNUST SRC averted any alternative form of elections amidst the covid-19 pandemic, be it delegate or online according to a statement signed by Master Adu Baah Charles (SRC President, 2019/2020).
Earlier, Thrillernewsgh.com reported that the KNUST SRC President, Master Adu-Baah Charles signed an “Executive Instrument” conferring an Interim Committee the powers to act on behalf of the council and also ensure appointment of interim SRC President.
This however didn’t go well with students and caused a lot of legal battle against the SRC.
Concerned students sued the KNUST SRC for passing a plausible “Illegal” Act which would have the power to act in the stead of the SRC. After numerous legal disputes, the court ruled unanimously in favor of the appellants. The court further authorized the SRC to pass the said Act to the Parliament for proper resolution.
Untimately, the Interim Students Representative Committee was passed in Parliament as an “Act” which has resulted in the designation of Master Abu Ether Ayim as the interim SRC President of the Students Representative Council.
According to the act, “The Interim Students Representative Committee shall be made up of five (5) members consisting of a chairperson and four (4) members. Comprising;
(i) A representative from amongst Elected-College Executives.
(ii) A representative from amongst Elected-Hall Executives.
(iii) A representative from amongst Elected-Non Residential Executives.
(iv) A representative from Institute of Distance Learning (The same representative in GRASAG Parliament).
(v) The Clerk of the incoming House.
The act further explains that Chairperson of the Interim Students Representative Council shall be elected by the members from among themselves.
Following due elctoral process by the Interim Students Representative Committee, Master Abu Ether Ayim won as the Chairperson which automatically makes him the interim SRC President per the act.
Master Abu Ether Ayim will handle the affairs of the Students until elections are held and proper handover ceremony is organized for the incoming executives.
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