UG Student Group Says Monday Protest Will Go Ahead Despite SRC, GRASAG Call

A student group at the University of Ghana says it will press ahead with a demonstration planned for Monday, November 9, 2026, even though the main student bodies on campus have urged students to stay away.

The Concerned Students of the University of Ghana made its position known after the University of Ghana Students' Representative Council (SRC) and the Graduate Students' Association of Ghana (GRASAG) issued a joint statement asking students not to take part, as first reported by Citi News.

In that statement, dated November 1, the SRC and GRASAG labelled the group an "unrecognised" and "unregistered" organisation within the University.

The group's convener, Nasiba Abass, has dismissed that characterisation, accusing the two associations of misrepresenting the group's standing.

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Speaking to Citi News, she maintained that the University does recognise the group. She pointed to meetings it has held with the Dean of Students, the SRC and GRASAG, as well as its dealings with the media and state institutions.

"They [SRC and GRASAG] are lying, I would say that explicitly. Why? Because we are recognised," she said.

She added that the group had engaged the Dean of Students and therefore the school itself, and that the SRC and GRASAG had also dealt directly with the group before describing it as unrecognised.

Ms Abass also explained why the protest, originally set for November 2, was moved back by a week. According to her, the change followed a request from the Police for more time to get ready.

She said the group had first given the Police five days' notice, which she noted is what the Public Order Act requires. However, she said officers asked for 10 days so they could prepare personnel to support the event.

"They asked us to give them 10 days, which would be enough time for them to prepare," she said.

The source report does not set out the specific demands behind the planned demonstration. Neither the SRC, GRASAG nor the Police were quoted responding to the convener's remarks in the report.