Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has spelled out new modalities for the conduct of its Students Representative Council (SRC) elections.
According to a statement released and signed by the University’s Relations Officer, Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, the new modalities follows “a petition submitted by a group of students to the University Administration regarding the modalities for SRC elections and the alleged misconduct of some SRC
executives”.
According to the statement, the Directorate of Students Affairs was therefore tasked to engage students and relevant stakeholders on the matter after which the following decisions were arrived at by all parties;
CONDUCT OF SC ELECTIONS/VETTING
a) Aspirants should be together with the Vetting Panel in a confined room with media
personnel from Focus FM and TEK TV providing live coverage of the vetting process.
b) Each aspirant should be allowed to bring a maximum of five (5), supporters/agents, to the venue.
c) The names and other details of the agents should be submitted by the aspirants together with their forms. In respect of forms for the Halls which have already been submitted, the information on the agents should be submitted to the Hall Master at least two (2) days before the vetting.
d)Each aspirant should be made to sign an undertaking to take full responsibility for the
misconduct of his/her agents. The agents would also individually be required to sign
undertakings not to misconduct themselves during the vetting process. Anyone who
misconducts himself/herself shall be brought before the Disciplinary Committee.
e) There should be tight security around the premises where the elections will be held, and it should comprise the University Security, the Student Cadet corps, and the police where necessary.
f) Students should not be allowed to loiter around the venue of the vetting. All students,
apart from the agents of the aspirants, should tune in to Focus FM or TEK TV for the live broadcast of the vetting process.The link for accessing the vetting in the virtual space should be made known to all students.
g) The Hall vetting should be done in the halls under tight security provided for by the
Hall Management. Apart from the ECs of the various Halls, only SR ECs should be
permitted in the vetting room.
h) The vetting process should start with the presidential candidates.
I)All vetting should start at 7 am, and end by 4 pm. If at 4 pm some aspirants have not been vetted, the process should continue the next day.
J) Results of the vetting (that is the average scores) should be publicly displayed, without any recommendations.
Meanwhile, management of the University has ordered the SRC President, Michael Adofo Abuah and Speaker, Andrew Anokye Kyeremanteng to refund an amount of GHC 6,710.00 each by August 8 2022 without fail.
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