University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Students Upset EC Misconduct During SRC General Elections, 2023
During the process of voting, military men were on the scene, intimating students not to get access to their rights to cast the vote for their prospective candidates.
The SRC general elections were held on August 25, and despite the UEW electoral commission's best efforts to provide security personnel, there was not adequate security to keep students safe on campus.
UEW Electoral Committee security officers were on standby at the moment when a student from the political science department was attacked and suffered serious injuries by unknown supporters of OPK. As a result, they were unable to safeguard victim. This led to the distraction and other machine (Laptops) use for the voting process got broken down
According to the numerous student complaints, the military personnel's behavior really upset the students because they believed they were there to promote peace but instead intimidated them on campus. Students were threatening one another because they were unhappy with what the UEW electoral commission officers were doing in the name of the SRC election.
However, the voice of unidentified students on school, OPK could deployed unidentified military personnel to campus to remind students of their right not to vote in order to prop up an incumbent because OPK is a military man, all in the name of UEW elections.
Even though the UEW Electoral Committee and their security personnel have done well, but later we felt bad due to the act of the military on campus because some students were hurt and none of the security officers could rescue them.
We are hoping this issue should be addressed well in order to stop this kind act because it is an institution not to favor others. If not, this will continue and spoil the name of the institution as a whole.
