GIJ-SRC Elections results: McCoy wins presidential race
Despite the delays as a result of the postponement, the elections of the Students’ Representative Council of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ-SRC) have come to a successful end.
The GIJ-SRC president race has been won by Bismark Owusu-Ansah (McCoy).
Out of the 1,342 total votes cast, he had 674, representing 54.5% against his contender, Edinam Adoboe (Great Fire), who also had 562, representing 45.5%.
The election, which was held online on Thursday, October 13 but was suspended due to some circumstances, resumed at exactly 8am on Monday, October 17 and ended at 2 pm.
Three contestants for the General Secretary position, Organizing Secretary and Financial Secretary contested unopposed and have been confirmed by YES/NO votes.
The candidates are Mr. Caleb Asante Annor, General Secretary-elect, Daniel Kwame Zah, Organizing Secretary-elect, and Obed King Gaglo, Financial Secretary-elect.
In the Women's Commissioner race, the provincial results are:
(I) Mateenah Naa Djama Odoi-567 (44, 2%).
(ii) Ayinawu Alhassan Adam-715 (55.8%),
In this race, Miss Aina, as she is affectionately called is the Women's Commissioner-elect.
Another tight competition, which is the portfolio responsible for overseeing students' welfare on an external level, the External Affairs Commission, was between and at the end;
(I) Osman Abubakari-Sadiq-650, representing 53.3%
(ii) and Job Kwabena Laboja had 569 (46.7%).
Osman emerged the External Affairs Commissioner-elect of the GIJ-SRC.
The elected new executives will replace the current crop of SRC Executives, led by H.E Edem Vine Dei Tutu, as they prepare to hand over the mantle of leadership this semester.
However, the institution is yet to communicate the official date for the inauguration and handing-over ceremony.
See the document below for the full results.