PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) vice-chancellor, Professor John Warren has urged students to stop boycotting of class and return to complete their academic year.
The students decided to boycott class since last Wednesday following a decision the university council made to reinstate university registrar, Masi Fuawe and pro vice-chancellor academic, Dr Samson Laup. Barricades put on the doors of the two offices on Wednesday were removed by Professor Warren on Thursday morning. He told staff and students in a meeting later that they must respect the council’s decision. “I ask you to respect the decision of the council, you have to follow the law, not to intimidate people, not to use violence, not to use threats of violence, we have to be one UNRE because together we can make this organisation better,” Prof Warren said. “As I’ve said the other day, please students go to your lectures, go to your exams, study for your exams, focus on your education because that is what is most important to you and I do not want to jeopardise your education.” Prof Warren said there is a democratic process where this matter can be raised through appropriate channel. “We can do that by using the powers and process of democracy, we write to the minister, we inform the people in Port Moresby of what’s going on and why we think it’s wrong and we ask them to look at these decisions again. We don’t tell them what to do, we tell them what the situation is,” Prof Warren said.
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