The first sitting of the first session of the 2023 Sandwich Students' Senate of the Graduate Students' Association of Ghana (GRASAG), University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been held.
The event saw the election of the Deputy Right Bench Leader, Hon. Charles Oppong, the Deputy Left Bench Leader, Hon. Wisdom Hedidor, and the Senate Clerk, Miss Mary Kudjo.
The Right Bench Leader, Hon. Samuel Etse Dzakpasu, on the floor of the House, urged the new Members of Parliament (MPs) to be abreast of the rudiments of the Senate to build their confidence in public.
The Left Bench Leader, Hon. Robert Ipiin Gnankob, lauded the new leaders on their election and inauguration while urging them to chart a visionary path for their constituents to follow.
During the meeting, the House also considered the Sandwich Budget laid before it by Ministers Christmal Kpodo and Alfred Kissi.
In his closing remark, the Speaker, Rt. Hon Selorm Omega, praised the Senators for working to pass many bills into law.
The Left Bench Leader, Hon. Robert Ipiin Gnankob
He urged the legislators to increase their engagements with their constituents and students on important issues to improve their appreciation of GRASAG UCC issues.
Speaker Omega wished students well in their end-of-semester examinations.
The Senate comprises a speaker and his deputy, the chief justice, students representing majority and minority caucuses, the Marshal, and the clerk.
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC