Hiplife musician, Maradona Adjei, popularly known as Guru has reacted to his reinstatement in the University of Ghana SRC’s election after he was disqualified on the grounds of non-residential status.
Speaking to TV3 shortly after his reinstatement was announced on Sunday, September 15, Guru said he knew he would win the appeal because “he had a case.”
“I was expecting it because if you look at the case and whatever stated in the constitution, we have a case, if I didn’t have a case, there wouldn’t been need for even vying for the position first of all…we’ve come a long way and this is the best moment for us and the moment we have all been waiting for,” he said on September 15.
Guru filed a petition against the University of Ghana’s Student Representative Council (SRC) Electoral Commission after his disqualification from the presidential race.
The disqualification was based on the Hiplife icon’s non-resident status, a violation of Article 30, which mandates that candidates must be campus residents and eligible to contest for a Junior Common Room (JCR) position in their hall.
During vetting, Guru and his running mate, Jeffery Adu Yeboah, confirmed that they were not residents of any hall, leading to their disqualification.
His legal team responded by requesting a review of the ruling by filing a petition with the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs and the Electoral Commission.
Guru reinstated in UG SRC Presidential race after winning appeal
He further submitted an interim injunction to the Judicial Board, asking for the election process to be temporarily suspended until a proper hearing and decision is determined.
After the hearing, the appeals Board on September 15, 2024, set aside the disqualification by a unanimous decision of 7-0.
