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The President of the University of Liberia, Prof. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson, Jr., has announced the suspension of all student politics on UL campuses until further notice. In a statement released on March 16, 2023, he said, “As of today, student politics on all UL campuses are hereby suspended until further notice…Students are mandated to keep in strict conformity to this pronouncement. Violators would be severely sanctioned in keeping with the UL Revised Student Handbook.”
Prof. Nelson Jr. added that the UL Administration condemns the violent disturbances that erupted on the UL Capitol Hill campus on Monday, March 13, 2023, and by extension all such incidents. He said, “The UL Administration condemns in the strongest possible terms the violent disturbances that erupted on the UL Capitol Hill campus on Monday, March 13, 2023, and by extension all such incidents.”
He also announced an independent investigation to probe the Monday disturbances, which will be headed by Professor T. Debey Sayndee, Director, Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation (KAICT). Prof. Nelson Jr. said, “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 Sayndee, Director, Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation (KAICT).”
Furthermore, Prof. Nelson Jr. emphasized the UL Administration’s commitment to ensuring the safety and protection of all members of the UL community. He said, “The UL Administration ensures and commits to the full protection and safety of all students/staff/faculty and users of the facilities and services of the University.”
The Revised UL Student Handbook strictly prohibits the use of disruptive noises, violence, and vandalism on all its campuses. Prof. Nelson Jr. reminded UL students that “the Revised UL Student Handbook strictly prohibits the use of disruptive noises, violence, and vandalism on all its campuses.”
