By Christine Naadu Lartey/Samuel Spio-Gabrah
Tema, Feb. 21, GNA – St. Nicholas Charity Foundation School in Tema Newtown has held its maiden election to choose prefects to represent the interests of learners in the school.
The election conducted by the school authorities and the Electoral Commission of Ghana saw participation of the learners and teachers to elect leaders for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Master Huebert Dziedzorm Dzerlu was elected Head Prefect after polling 53 votes to defeat Master Pius Sedem Aformanya and Miss Priscilla Akpene Narh, who received 29 and 22 votes, respectively.
The election organised followed Ghana’s democratic and election rules.
In other categories, Master Bismark Senyo Dogbega won the Compound Overseer position with 77 votes; Miss Francisca Afle Lamptey won the Library Prefect race with 92 votes, while Master Samuel Tettey Tetteh got eight votes and Master Godsway Kofi Amedzi received four votes.
Miss Angelina Oppong was elected Canteen Prefect with 92 votes, and Master Albert Ansah Quaicoe became Sports Prefect with 70 votes.
The Entertainment Prefect race was closely contended, with Master Francis Lamptey winning with 53 votes, beating his contender, Miss Ekvina Ampomah Opoku, who received 51 votes.
Mr Stephen Boryor, the Head of the Social Studies Department and Deputy Electoral Commissioner for the election, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that many learners wasted their votes in national elections by making mistakes on the ballot.
He said that by having practical elections in school, students learn how to vote correctly so their voices count in the future.
Mr Philip Amegago Quarco, an English teacher and the school’s electoral commissioner, explained that the elections allowed final-year students to hand over their prefectorial roles to their juniors and focus on their upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination.
He said the learners participated in every step, including nominating candidates and campaigning.
“We want them to know that leaders are chosen by the people, not by force,” he stressed.
Mr Richard Kwabena Nsarkoh, the headteacher of the school, expressed joy to see the learners acting responsibly.
He thanked the Electoral Commission of Ghana and the Ghana News Agency for their support for the school to achieve its aim of providing the learners with the voting experience.
Mr Nsarkoh said St Nicholas was a charity school that helps children in need and pleaded for donations of food, books, or money to support the pupils.
“We are calling on companies and kind individuals to visit us and help us train these children to be great leaders,” he said.
GNA
Edited by Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo/Linda Asante Agyei
