The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has advised students to seek counseling and words of encouragement from their various counseling and guidance units, SRC executives, lectures and friends on campus whenever they are confronted with challenges.
Press and Information secretary of NUGS Kobby Otchere Marfo said leadership of the Union is worried over the increasing rate of suicide among the students and advised his peers not to resort to suicide regardless of the issues they are confronted with.
This advice comes at a time a final year student of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Wa Campus, Enoch Akondor allegedly committed suicide over poor academic records.
But speaking to Diamond news in an interview, Kobby Otchere Marfo recounted several incidents of suicides among students in the past three years and urged students to open up to trusted people for advice.
The National Union of Ghana Students NUGS also urged educational institutions to resource their guidance and counseling units to enable them respond effectively to students needs.
Enoch Akondor, a BSC Development Planning major, reportedly
took his own life after failing in a number of courses.
He allegedly committed suicide at his hostel room on Saturday night by drinking poisonous substance when he realized he may not be able to
graduate with his peers due to his poor performance.
