The Vice President of the 67th University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (UGSRC) administration, Jeffery Adu Yeboah, popularly known as Jay Lit, has rejected claims that his administration initiated a fee increase before leaving office.
This follows reports of a 25% increase in academic fees by the University of Ghana compared to the 2024/2025 academic year, which some believe was approved under the Guru–Jay Lit administration.
Taking to his WhatsApp status and channel, the former SRC Vice President clarified that at no point did the administration approve or initiate any fee increase during its tenure.
“The 67th UGSRC Administration never initiated an increment in fees before we left office. Never under the General Assembly nor the Executive Committee was there an agreement to increase fees by even a pesewa,” he wrote.
He further stated that the administration shares the concerns of students over the reported 25% increase in academic fees and emphasised that his administration should not be blamed for the adjustment, describing such claims as false.
“As far as the General Assembly and the Executive Committee of the 67th SRC Administration are concerned, fees were not supposed to be increased for the next academic year. Claims that the student leadership increased fees are false if affiliated with the 67th administration. If in any way there was an increment due to a request by the SRC, then it wasn’t from the 67th SRC Administration.”
The Vice President maintained that records of the 67th SRC General Assembly and Executive Committee remain available to support the administration’s position.
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Story by Benedicta Asante | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Gabriel Tecco Mensah
