The University of Ghana (UG) management has blocked students from the Mensah Sarbah and Commonwealth halls from organizing a planned news conference on campus last Tuesday, December 27, 2022.
Following a decision by the school administrators to revoke the residential status of continuing students of the two halls, Mensah Sarbah and Commonwealth students planned to hold a combined press conference to protest what they called “heartless management policies.”
All continuing students of Commonwealth Hall, an all-male hall of residence, and continuing male students of Mensah Sarbah Hall will not return to their halls or any of the traditional halls, according to the decision made by the school’s management.
However, just as the news conference was about to begin, management called in the school’s security to prevent the students from holding the event.
“They are to be randomly assigned to available rooms in any of the UGEL and private hostels,” the communique on December 14, said.
However, the students claimed management gave them a short warning and rushed notice to cancel the press conference an hour before the news conference.
They further admitted that just as the news conference was about to begin, management called in the school’s security to prevent the students from holding the event.
According to the school’s security, the students were never given permission by the management to hold the said event on campus.
The news conference was later held off campus which by the students to convey their discontent with the decision made by the management of the University and to which they claim will weaken the student front’s activities.
