
From market woman to Nobel laureate: Meet the faces on the Heritage Series cedi notes
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27th July 2023 8:28:34 AM
1 min readBy: Phoebe Martekie Doku

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Yvonne Osei Adobea has achieved a groundbreaking victory in the StudentsRepresentative Council (SRC) election at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science andTechnology (KNUST), becoming the institution's first-ever female SRCPresident in its 71-year history.
The third-year Sociology student secured an impressive 8,282 votes,decisively surpassing her main opponent, Abraham Rockson, who obtained 4,568votes.
Yvonne's win garnered significant attention, symbolizing progress in genderrepresentation and female leadership within the university.
Her journey to the presidency was marked by determination and resilience,bouncing back from an unsuccessful attempt in the previous SRC election.
Yvonne's active engagement as a student activist further showcased herdedication to student welfare and campus improvement.
Her election holds significance not only for herself but also as a historicmoment for single-sex schools, as she is the first female from such aninstitution to hold this prestigious position at KNUST.
As the first female SRC President, Yvonne's tenure carries a weight ofresponsibility and high expectations.
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