Jude Michelle Korleh Nortey has been elected the 66th President of the Students’ Representative
Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), becoming only the second
woman in the university’s history to hold the position. Official results declared by the SRC Electoral
Commission on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, showed she secured 10,435 votes, representing 56.71 percent of the
valid votes cast.
The third-year Political Science student defeated seven other candidates. Her closest rival, Kelvin Obeng
Fosu, polled 4,024 votes (21.87 percent). The margin exceeded 6,000 votes. Her running mate, Nana Kwame
Oppong Antwi from the College of Engineering, was elected Vice President. Stephanie Akosua Asiedu won the
General Secretary position with 8,087 votes.
Decisive win as the only female contender
Nortey was the sole female aspirant in the presidential race. The election recorded strong participation.
Out of 18,514 students verified to vote, 18,400 cast ballots, a turnout of more than 99 percent among those
verified. Women made up 8,895 of the verified voters.
The KNUST University Relations Office confirmed the results the same day. Campus accounts and student media
described the victory as commanding. MyJoyOnline reported that many students saw the outcome as proof of
confidence in her vision for student welfare and campus development.
Nortey will lead the SRC for the 2026/2027 academic year. As of August 5, 2026, she remains president-elect
and has not yet assumed full office. No detailed public record of her previous student leadership roles
beyond the election campaign has been widely circulated.
From first to second in three years
Yvonne Osei Adobea became the first female SRC president in July 2023, winning with 8,282 votes after 71
years without a woman in the top seat. Nortey’s win arrives just three years later. Adobea’s margin over her
nearest rival was roughly 3,700 votes. Nortey’s margin tops 6,000. Adobea had to overcome a previous loss.
Nortey entered as the only woman and left with a clear majority.
The speed of the second breakthrough suggests the barrier has shifted. Student leadership at KNUST no longer
treats a female president as an isolated event. The high number of female voters and the presence of another
woman winning a major executive post (General Secretary) add to the picture.
Nortey steps into the role at a time when the SRC has already seen constitutional revisions aimed at
stronger governance and inclusion. Her immediate task is to turn the large mandate into visible results on
welfare, representation and campus issues that matter to the student body.
The second female SRC president of KNUST is already chosen. The focus now moves from the ballot to delivery.