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USAG protest
against suspension of UDS SRC President
Kumasi, Feb. 2, Ghanadot/GNA - The University
Students’ Association of Ghana (USAG), has expressed
disappointment in the management of the University for
Development Studies (UDS) for suspending a legitimately elected
president of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the
University.
A statement signed by Mr Maxwell Ofosu Boakye, President of USAG
in Kumasi on Friday said the management of UDS had no right to
suspend Mr Naab Alphons, the SRC President of the Wa Campus
since he could only be removed from office by the student body
through impeachment or a vote of no confidence.
It said that the action of the Vice-Chancellor in respect of the
suspension of the SRC President was “an encroachment on the
right of students and their leadership and needed to be
reversed”.
The statement said the accusation that the suspended SRC
President granted unauthorized interviews and also used abusive
words in a petition were without basis and substance.
“For God’s sake, if any SRC President needs sanctions before it
grants interviews to the media, then the SRC is not worth
leading students.
“Also, the Vice-Chancellor should not forget that a petition is
not a love letter and that the supposed abusive words were
simply the appropriate adjectives to paint the true picture of
the concern raised in the petition,” it added.
The statement insisted that if the SRC President was wrong then
there was no need to approve almost 70 per cent of the concerns
raised in the said abusive petition.
“In view of this, USAG want to tell the Vice-Chancellor to
revoke his decision as soon as possible, for USAG will not rest
till the right thing is done”.
It entreated all students not to result to vandalism during
their planned demonstration since USAG would not support
anything less than peaceful demonstration.
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