MARBELL IS THE PRESIDENT

Marbell Henry was yesterday, 8th July, 2008 elected the S.R.C President of AUCC for the 2008/2009 academic year in an election held in the school.
Marbell who is also known as IGWE emerged as the winner of the Presidential election polling 139 votes from a total of 251 valid votes cast representing 55.4% with his contender, Asinyo Edem Kobina Antonio managing only 112 votes representing 44.6%
Ironically both men have been the best of friends for some years now.

The result came as no surprise as Marbell was widely expected to win and it is worthy of note that Antonio gave Marbell a run for his money. The election which was keenly contested, with both candidates virtually sitting on thorns, started at about 8:30am with low voter turnouts in the early hours of the day but later picked up.
By the results of the elections, Marbell becomes the sixth S.R.C President of AUCC with the elections going down into history books as one of the most fiercely contested between two fine gentlemen who are the best of friends.

Meanwhile, Fiifi Ninson Botchway was elected Vice President with 141 votes representing 56.2% against Bertha Eyram’s 102 votes representing 40.6% with 8 rejected votes representing 3.2%. Frederick Takyi also succumbed to his contender managing a disappointing 99 votes of total valid votes cast representing 39.4%. His contender, Bernard Attiah Donkor popularly known as Bananey secured 145 votes representing 57.8% to clinch the Organizer position with 7 rejected votes representing 2.8%

With the General Secretary/Public Relations Officer portfolio, Linda Mireku beat her other three contenders massively, as she secured 167 votes representing 66.5% with her closest contender Wendy Marfo, a late entrant managing 31 votes representing 12.4%. Eunice Raquel Antwi-Adjei and Jonnel Dotse were a disappointment securing 26 and 20 votes representing 10.4% and 7.9% respectively. 7 votes representing 2.8% were rejected. On the other hand, Ruby Azalatey was not able to stand the heat as she gave way to her contender by losing the Welfare Officer portfolio with 109 votes representing 43.4% to Ella Nongo who scored 55.8% translating into 140 votes. 2 ballots were rejected representing 0.8%

The other positions were however contested unopposed. The Women’s Commissioner went to Nana Ama Banful, who polled 204 votes and the Local GUPS/NUGS President going to David Kweku Babayara, securing 220 representing 81.2% and 87.6% respectively. Frederick Duodu however secured 224 votes representing 89.2% to clinch the Financial Secretary.

The election was free, fair and transparent and I commend the electoral Commission for a job well done. At the close of polls 251students out of a total number of 329 on the voters register cast their votes representing a voter turnout of 76.3% which is highly commendable.