Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student leaders want the university to investigate how the current student representative council (SRC) president is in the position despite having never being registered as a student at the institution.
WSU spokeswoman Yonela Tukwayo confirmed that SRC president Luyanda Chiliza has never been a student at the university‚ adding he was not even listed as an candidate in the run-up to last month’s election.
“Luyanda Chiliza was never on the candidate list‚ which is submitted prior to elections. His name was put forward by the WSU’s ANC Youth League at a meeting held to constitute the SRC‚” she said.
Tukwayo said university records show that Chiliza has never been registered at WSU.
“University records show that he applied in 2015‚ but never registered in 2015 and in 2016‚” said Tukwayo.
Chiliza‚ however‚ said he had registered earlier this year but was de-registered a few weeks ago.
Asked if he was in possession of a student card‚ Chiliza said the university had not issued one to him.
“The university said that it had run out of the material that makes the cards‚” he said.
Chiliza accused political rivals of trying to defame him in an effort to get access to the SRC budget.
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