Legon elects second female SRC president

A level 300 female student of the University of Ghana (UG) studying Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English has been elected President of the Students' Representative Council (SRC).

Ms Esinam Afi Seade polled 3655 votes representing 53.67% to beat her contender Mr Emmanuel Adu Amofa who garnered 3206 votes representing 46.73% of the total valid votes cast in a presidential runoff election held on Thursday, 28th April, 2016.

The former Miss Ecowas Ghana 2013 beauty queen becomes the second female to rise to the high office in 9years via the ballot box in a competitive elections after Ms Louise Carol Donkor broke all odds to become the first in 2007.

This year's UG presidential SRC election saw seven candidates compete in the first round of voting on Thursday, 21st April, 2016 in which none of them were able to secure 50%+1 votes resulting in a runoff between Esinam Afi Seade and Emmanuel Adu Amofa.

Esinam is an old student of Keta Senior High School in the Volta Region.