A Katanental and one of the leading Presidential candidate for this year’s KNUST SRC Presidential election, Michael Abuah, has charged students, aspirants, and all student leaders to unite and project a positive image for the University.
This follows a violent clash between members of the University Hall [Katanga] and Unity Hall [Conti] on Sunday during the vetting of SRC aspirants.
The students, during the violence destroyed among other things, chairs, glasses, and flower pots at the University’s Great Hall.
Following the development between the two rival halls, all SRC election-related activities have indefinitely been put on hold by the University.
Subsequently, Michael Abuah, one of the leading Presidential candidate and a member of the University Hall (Katanga) has called on students, aspirants, and all student leaders to come together and restore calm.
“It is our duty as students, aspirants, and student leaders to bring calm to the land. I am using this opportunity to call on all aspirants and supporters to calm down and reflect on the events of the past two days and see how best we can project a positive image for the University”, part of the statement said.
He also wished students who were injured during the clash a speedy recovery as they seek medical care.
Meanwhile the University management has suspended all SRC activities leading to the SRC elections until further notice,” Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, the University’s Relations Officer said in a statement.
He added that a committee would be set up on Monday, July 5, 2021, to investigate the matter to ensure the appropriate sanctions are meted out to persons involved.
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