UMaT students kick against GH¢2.79m SRC budget as app line bills Apple's yearly fee monthly
Students want every cedi of the one-semester budget explained, while the SRC says it is a plan, not money already spent.
Students at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) in Tarkwa are demanding a detailed breakdown of their SRC's GH¢2,793,096.80 budget for a single semester. The budget, read by SRC Treasurer Nana Kofi Armoo Quansah on Sunday, November 8, is nearly double the previous administration's and has sparked widespread criticism on social media.
One line of the budget, which bills Apple's yearly developer fee monthly and charges Google's one-time fee 12 times, has drawn particular attention. Students are questioning where exactly all this money is going and why freshers cannot enjoy an Artiste Night if the SRC has that much to spend. The most shared comparison sets the total budget against what the SRC says it started with - a paltry GH¢124.96.
Many students have accused the SRC of theft without providing any evidence, and some even defended the president. The SRC's President, Listowell Apochi Boade, maintains that the budget is a plan, not evidence of money already spent. He also revealed that the budget includes pre-financed amounts for various expenses, including GH¢257,705 for servicing printing and projection equipment and GH¢84,535 for freshers' welcome. The total budget, according to the pages seen by 3News, is at least GH¢277,705.
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