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New residential policy for Legon
students
Accra, 26 July, Ghanadot/GNA - Authorities at the University
of Ghana, Legon, have reversed their revised residential
policy that triggered demonstrations at the end of the last
semester saying it would offer residential facilities to
first year and final year students as well as the physically
challenged; hall executives, sportsmen and sportswomen.
“After an exhaustive discussion with the student Leadership
on the residential options available, the University of
Ghana has decided to offer all its own residential
facilities to first year and final year students, as well as
the physically challenged, sportsmen, sportswomen and hall
executives”, a statement signed by Mr A. T. Konu, Registrar,
and Ms Louise Carol Serwaa Donkor, Student Representative
Council President, said.
This means the University has reverted to its
“in-out-out-in” residential policy instead of the
“in-out-out-out” policy it sought to implement that would
have given residential accommodation to only first year
students.
The statement said the new residential policy would give
priority to freshmen and fresh women and then to final year
students who had not been in residence since the first year.
The statement said the prioritized category excluded
students, who would be changing from the diploma programme
to degree and postgraduate law students.
“In the case of final year students - that is Level 400
students there will be balloting for places available.”
The statement mentioned Legon Hall; Akuafo Hall;
Commonwealth Hall; Volta Hall and Mensah Sarbah Hall as the
University's own residential facilities.
The rest are Jubilee Hall, President's annexe, International
Students' Hostel (A&B).
The University appealed to the student body, Alumni and the
general public to support this residential policy as it
sought the assistance of commercial banks to augment the
stock of residential facilities on the campus.
The students staged demonstrations and presented a petition
to the Government to intervene in the dispute with the
University Authorities on the revised residential policy.
GNA
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