Former Deputy UGSRC Electoral Commission (EC) member, Bright Siaw has called for an apology from the current University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (UGSRC EC) Chairman, Mudasir-Ibn Ibrahim.
This follows the emergence of an audio recording in which Ibrahim is allegedly heard lobbying for a merger deal with Presidential aspirant, Emmanuel Owusu Amponsah, known as ‘Manuel Life’.
The audio, which has since gone viral on social media, has sparked rumors and mixed reactions among the student body. This drew the attention of former Deputy SRC EC, Bright Siaw, who on an interview on Campus Exclusive, called on the EC Chair to issue an official apology to the University community.
“That would be the best thing he would do to safeguard the integrity of the Electoral Commission. Write an apology letter.”
Siaw underscored the necessity of professionalism and transparency within the EC.
“It is even wrong to suggest to a candidate who to merge with. That’s the first thing. And to add up that he has been working on a pair. This is the first time I’ve heard of it, an EC working on a pair.”
While acknowledging the EC Chair’s right to decide whether or not to resign, Siaw maintained that an apology is crucial to restore public confidence in the electoral process.
“Look, if you don’t want to resign, fair enough. It’s your personal decision. But if they go through legal processes and they want to remove you, fine. But then you need to apologize to the entire university community, the SRC, and the Electoral Commission. Because it’s unprofessional act for you to be heard on the phone saying that you are working on a pair.”
He also opined that the involvement of the University of Ghana’s Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Rosina Kyeremanten was a necessary intervention rather than interference.
“Away from that, the issue of the Dean of Students, I don’t want to use the word interfere. I think it’s a timely intervention at the Dean’s office, not an interference in the vetting processes.”
Bright Siaw further clarified the Dean’s role, stating, “The EC would admit the Dean had not interfered in any of their processes until the vetting. So it should be put on record that the Dean is an intervention and not an interference.”
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Story by: Joshua Acquah Addo | univers.ug.edu.gh
