By Precious D. Freeman
The University of Liberia (UL) on March 16, 2023 suspended all students politics on the campus until further notice.
According to the president for UL Julius Sarwolo Nelson, the suspension comes in the wake of many violent disturbances of the campus.
He added that students are mandated to keep in strict conformity to this pronouncement, and that violators will be severally sanctioned in keeping with the UL Revised Student Handbook.
Accordingly, no political group shall assemble or hold meetings or engage in any political related activities on any of the university campuses during this period of suspension.
He maintained that the suspension affects political solidarity marches, political gatherings, the wearing of symbols and emblems depicting and promoting campus based political groups, student protest among others.
He suspended that at the same time, the UL administration condemns in the strongest possible terms the violent disturbances that erupted on the UL campus on Monday, March 13, 2023 and by extension all such incidents.
Meanwhile, the UL Administration commissions an immediate independent investigation to probe the Monday disturbances, which led to the cancellation of classes and injuries to students and others.
The committee is headed by Professor T. Debey Saydee, Director Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation (KAICT).
The UL Administration ensures and commits the full protection and safety of all students, staff, faculty and users of the facilities and services of the university.
At the same time all students are reminded that the Revised UL Student handbook strictly prohibits the use of disruptive noises, violence and vandalism on all its campuses.
