MORE ASPIRANTS PICK NOMINATION FORMS, EC EXTENDS DATE

Enock Gyan also known as Kofi Ubuntu, is expected to
run uncontested for the External Affairs Commissioner post

Four more aspirants picked nomination forms on Monday to contest for various positions in the upcoming May SRC elections while the Electoral Commission has extended the date of picking of nominations. 

Miss Gifty Amevor became the first aspirant to pick nomination forms on Monday morning after declaring her intentions to contest for the position of Women's Commission on last Friday. 

The happy-looking Diploma 1 student told our reporter Michael Lemuel she has what it takes to change perceptions about the position. 

The SRC Women's Commissioner position has attracted little attention as it remained unclear if any lady was aspiring for the office. 

Philip Atawura who many believed would have vied for the SRC Presidency followed suit to pick forms to contest for the Organising Secretary position. 

However, before him, former Speaker of General Assembly Godfred Tawiah Gogo had stormed the SRC office with his supporters to pick his forms. 

Enock Gyan the vocalist, quietly picked his forms just after Atawura had done same in similar fashion.  

Gifty Amevor has filed to contest for the
Women's Commissioner position.

He contests for the position of External Affairs Commissioner. 

Mr Gyan is expected to run unchallenged same as the other position though there are rumours that a Diploma 1 student could make a last minute attempt to challenge Godfred Tawiah Gogo for the slot.

Our enquiries have shown that the Electoral Commission has been forced to extend the date for picking of forms due to lack of interest in the Financial Secretary position. 

But EC Chair David Banamini denied in an interview with our reporter Lemuel that the extension was not entirely due to the lack of interest in the position. 

"You know the general perception around is that people normally are reluctant in turning up for things like these so we want to extend the date." He said. 

"The fact that no one has picked forms to contest for the Financial Secretary position is also one of the reasons why we are extending but not entirely." He added. 

Mr Banamini pledged that his office will seek to correct mistakes that occurred in last year's elections and present a more credible register. 

"We will notify the general student body of the voters register at the right time. We will encourage every student to check up his/her name in the register to ensure their names are in the list because anybody whose name does not appear in the register would not be able to cast his/her vote."

After filing of nominations next week, the Commission is expected to conduct an open vetting of all the aspirants on campus before a voting date is announced.

Meanwhile, the EC is encouraging students to present their objections and petition against any of the aspirants before Monday.