Iddi Muhayu-Deen Writes...
Quite regrettably, a few friends of mine who
hitherto, never questioned my objectivity in NUGS matters are surprisingly
beginning to do that because of my position on the current brouhaha that has
characterized the organization of this year's Congress. To start with, I wish
to state on record that I haven't jettisoned my principles and that, I am the
same Iddi of NUGS fame they've always known.
I have been very consistent throughout this impasse.
All I fight for, is to ensure that we don't have two NUGS congresses and for
that matter, two sets of NUGS executives, which would render the Union,
USELESS. That is why I wanted NEC to make the necessary compromise and agree on
ONE VENUE for the congress willy-nilly. Unfortunately all my efforts have
proven futile even at this penultimate moment.
Now, to set a few records straight, I have strong
reservations on the propriety of the decision of the chairman of NEC to VOTE
TWICE in order to make a case for Hohoe. My reasons are that, this action
defeats the very fundamental principle upon which every election in this World is
hinged. That is the principle of ONE MAN ONE VOTE, which is NONNEGOTIABLE. I
therefore can't be a party to this democratic blunder occasioned by the
president's action.
No where in the NUGS Constitution does it say
that the President or any officer of the Union can vote more than once. And
throughput my years in NUGS and in student activism, I have never heard nor
experienced this democratic absurdity. Not in NUGS and not in any other disciplined
organization. Article 40(g) of the NUGS Constitution, which says that the President
shall have a casting vote is NOT a departure from this established practice.
Essentially, a casting vote, is one that is
cast to break a tie. So the president/chairman only votes if his vote will
make a difference or break a tie. How can the president vote to deliberately
cause a tie and still go ahead to vote again in order to break that tie? This
is highly preposterous. The President has ONLY ONE VOTE and he can decide when
to exercise it, preferably, to break a tie.
I also found something very intriguing in this
whole arrangement. The outgoing GUPS President, Elorm Mawuli who earlier issued
a statement, where he made a strong case against Hohoe and essentially
suggested that going to Hohoe was the most risky thing to do, shockingly made a
U-turn and voted for Hohoe at the NEC meeting. Maybe there are two Hohoes I'm
unaware of. Don't u love this chap?
My personal opinion on the way forward is that,
as indicated by the aspirants, they should go ahead and BOYCOTT both congresses
if they were to come off at all. All SRCs and LNUGS executives should also do
same because they ought not to waste their scares resources to go and vote for
candidates who would eventually have credibility issues. The students vigilantes
must resist that.
They should, in the stead, give these NEC members
one last opportunity, which should not go beyond a week, to meet again and
think with their head rather than with their stomach in order to settle on ONE
VENUE in the interest of NUGS. Anything short of that, I'm afraid, would take
this Union to those dark days where we are going to have two sets of NUGS
executives fighting each other at the expense of the ordinary student.
#Mutashi
#TheNonsenseMustStop
#StudentsDeserveBetter
#NecMustActImmediately
This piece was compiled by a
concerned Ghanaian in the business of OCCUPYING HEARTS and MINDS for the love
of God and country.
IDDI MUHAYU-DEEN
Youth Activist/Student
Activist
Former NUGS Secretary
(0245335197)
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