Government urges students to "remain calm"

Accra, April 25, GNA - The Government on Wednesday urged students of the University of Ghana to remain calm while government discusses their concerns about the new residential policy with the authorities with a view to addressing them.

A statement signed by Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Minister of Education, Science and Sports in Accra said government had received a petition by the students on the subject and was considering their concerns.

"Meanwhile, Government urges students to remain calm under the circumstances while Government discusses these concerns with the University authorities with a view to addressing them," it said.

Students of the University of Ghana last week staged a demonstration to protest the decision of the authorities to change the present residential policy from in-out-out-in to in-out-out-out. This means, only first year students would have official residential accommodation at the university. Under the previous policy, students had official residential accommodation in the first and final years.

The authorities argue that they arrived at that decision because of pressure on official residential accommodation.