NUGS CONDEMNS UNIVERSITY OF GHANA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE’S DECEISSION TO CONVERT COMMONWEALTH HALL TO A MIXED GENDER GRADUATE HALL
11th May 2010

The arrival at the decision to convert the Commonwealth Hall of the University of Ghana into a mixed gender Graduate Hall even though the outcome of the supposed investigation into the alleged heckling of the former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan and other dignitaries when they attended this year’s congregation as punishment for the alleged heckling by the University authorities is in itself premature and a self distractive antidote to the peaceful environment both parties (students and University Authorities) seek to build.

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) though not in support of violence and indiscipline of any shape or magnitude, we believe that the University Authorities should reconsider their decision.

We believe that such decisions should be taken with some degree of circumspection with the view of dealing with the root-cause of the issue and not the symptoms.

One wonders what the fate of the over 4,000 students will be like! When policies are made without due diligence and exhaustive consultations it is implicative to reason that the basic rights of the people are denied them.

Long live the Commonwealth HALL!

Long live the National Union of Ghana Students!

“ALUTA CONTINUA, VICTORIA ASCERTA”!

WONDER MADILO

President