LSN Wins Big at 2026 Ghana School of Law SRC Elections
Students of the Ghana School of Law (GSL) affiliated with or supported by members of the Law Students Network (LSN) emerged victorious in several positions during the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) elections held last week.
Members of the LSN who contested for Executive Council positions won five out of the eight available positions, including securing the vice-presidential position on all four campuses of the School.
The LSN candidate for the ultimate SRC presidential position, however, lost the election, compelling the team to return to the drawing board.
Candidates
On the Green Hill Campus (GIMPA), the LSN-supported candidate, Yaw Koram Awuku-Asabre, won the vice-presidential election, polling 410 votes against his only contender, Gifty Akosua Kpodo, who secured 174 votes.
In Kumasi, Abraham Rockson Kwarteng, of the LSN stock, came first with 222 votes, defeating two other candidates, Caleb Osei Agyeman and Ronald Kwabena Ofori-Amanfo, who obtained 155 and 136 votes respectively.
At the UPSA Campus, Amanda Offeibea Nyante obtained 305 votes to defeat three other candidates, Janet Yirbeyogr, Beatrice Borteley Randy, and Andy Terry Amoo Kwoffie, who polled 192, 155 and 102 votes respectively.
On the Accra Main Campus (Makola), Nana Kwame Mensa-Abrompa Tumanyi polled 299 votes to defeat two other candidates, Desmond Enoch Fiifi Annan and Atuahene Boadu Samuel, who obtained 272 and 179 votes respectively.
The most fiercely contested election was for the General Secretary position, in which the LSN candidate, Alexis Laura, defeated her only contender, Abena Danquah Okai, by just four votes. Certified Electoral Commission results indicated that Alexis Laura polled 1,291 votes, while Abena secured 1,287 votes.
LSN-supported candidates, however, lost the main SRC presidential, treasurer and organiser positions to candidates who were either members of or supported by the Legal Green Association (LGA), another student group at the Ghana School of Law. This means the next SRC Executive Council will comprise five LSN members and three LGA members.
Congress
In terms of Congress, where each campus elected five members, making a total of 20, eight LSN members won across the campuses, securing two seats on each campus. LGA candidates won nine out of the 20 seats, while three candidates who were neither members of nor supported by either LSN or LGA won the remaining three slots.
Commendation
Meanwhile, the Law Students Network has congratulated all candidates on a successful election. In a statement issued by the group, the LSN acknowledged the immense energy, sacrifice and resources invested throughout the electoral process, all driven by a shared commitment to championing the interests of students, even at the expense of personal comfort and academic demands.
