The 2025 national elections of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) have been thrown into controversy after the Union’s General Secretary, Bismark Yaw Ofori, declared the electoral process unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, the official NUGS election results were released across all official platforms on Monday, October 20, 2025, indicating that the results had been certified following the peaceful conduct of voting at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, on October 19, 2025.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday, October 20, 2025, Ofori alleged that his mandatory signature was missing from the final voter register—an act that, according to the NUGS Constitution, renders the entire election process invalid. Only the President’s signature appeared on the electoral roll.
Speaking to Univers News, Mr. Ofori stated that the election process failed to meet key constitutional requirements, particularly regarding the endorsement of the voter register.
“The voter register is expected to be prepared by the Secretary for Union Development and then signed or endorsed by both the President and the General Secretary. If one of these signatures is missing, the process becomes unconstitutional. Therefore, when such a voter register is used to conduct an election, the legality of the elections can be challenged in any court of law, since it constitutes a constitutional breach,” he explained.
He further emphasised that the General Secretary’s signature is essential to authenticate the voter register used for the elections.
“The General Secretary’s signature is very important and significant when it comes to validating the voter register used for elections,” he stressed.
Mr. Ofori also noted that such breaches could lead to the nullification of the election results and render the positions of the national executive officers vacant.
“If these provisions are breached, the elections can be nullified, and the various national executive positions declared vacant, as outlined in the constitution. These are violations that can invalidate the elections, even if they have already been conducted, because they were held using a flawed voter register,” he affirmed.
However, in their official declaration of the election results, NUGS commended all delegates, observers, and stakeholders for what it described as their discipline, commitment, and cooperation throughout the electoral process.
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Story by Kelvin Owusu Andam | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Gabriel Tecco Mensah
