The Concerned Students of the University of Ghana (CSUG) announced that it will carry out its planned demonstration on Monday, November 9, 2026, even after the University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) issued a joint statement urging students to abstain from participation.
On November 1, the SRC and GRASAG described CSUG as an "unrecognised" and "unregistered" organisation within the university. Convener Nasiba Abass rejected this characterization, accusing the two student bodies of misrepresenting the group’s status.
"They are lying, I would say that explicitly," Abass told Citi News. "We are recognised because we have had media engagements; we have had engagements with the state. We have had engagements with the Dean of Students and, by extension, the school. We have also engaged with the SRC and GRASAG, who are now saying we are unrecognised."
Abass added that the demonstration was postponed from November 2 to November 9 after police requested additional preparation time. The group had initially given five days’ notice in line with the Public Order Act, but the police asked for ten days to ready personnel for the exercise.
"When we submitted the letter, they explained that the Public Order Act specifies five days’ notice. However, they were requesting 10 days because they needed ample time to prepare their men to come and facilitate the process," she said.
CSUG’s decision to proceed amid the SRC and GRASAG’s opposition highlights ongoing tensions within the university’s student community. The protest is expected to draw significant attention from students, faculty, and university administrators alike.
