A five-member interim executive of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been sworn in to carry out the administration of the Council until elections are held.
The move comes on the back of an order of a High Court in Cape Coast restraining UCC from conducting SRC elections until the final determination of a suit brought by an aggrieved student who is challenging one of the rules set for the polls.
The appointment is in line with Article 75a of the SRC Constitution, which states, “In respect of the SRC-UCC, in the event where the elections are not conducted in accordance with the constitution, the Executive Council shall constitute a 5-member Interim Committee, with a member appointed as the Chairperson to steer the affairs of the UCC-SRC."
The stopgap executive is chaired by Vincent Kojo Siabi, with Elizabeth Dimah, Evans Hayford, Elijah Lamambe and Emmanuel Asante-Gyimah as members.
The Ag. Registrar, Mr. Ebenezer Aggrey, swearing in the interim executives
The Acting Registrar, Mr. Ebenezer Aggrey administered the oath of office to the new executives.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, in a brief address, congratulated the newly sworn-in five-member committee for offering themselves for the herculean task.
He urged them to show leadership and tasked them to maintain a peaceful student front.
"It is your duty to maintain a peaceful student front so that nobody will be adversely affected. I urge you to work closely with us," he said.
He reiterated the fact that there must always be warmth and unity to foster a great relationship between the student leaders and management.
Speaking after the swearing into office, the newly sworn-in committee chairman, Vicent Kojo Siabi, expressed his excitement at the opportunity to serve.
Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Nyarko Boampong (front row middle) with some UCC officials in a group photo with the executives
He also reiterated his commitment to ensuring the welfare of students and called for the support of every student.
Mr. Siabi vowed that the five-member committee would work in tandem with the management of the University for a good cause.
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC