IPNEWS: The leadership of the University of Liberia Faculty Association (ULFA), has declared UL Dean Dr Lester Zomatic Tenny ‘Persona non Grata’, by Faculty Association.
According to release by ULFADr. called on all its members and heads of Academic Units of the decision of the ULFA EMERGENCY GENERAL ASSEMBLY to re-engage with all Academic Activities with immediate effect while continuing other discussions.
“Furthermore, the ULFA GA has declared the Dean of the A. Romeo Horton College of Business and Public Administration as a “Persona–non–Grata” to ULFA for his continuous insults, bully, intimidation and molestation of members of ULFA including the President of ULFA and other Executive Members of the Faculty Association,” the Faculty Association said in the statement.
It can be recalled that on June 23, 2023, ULFA General Assembly decided to disengage from all activities until several demands cataloged in their resolution were met. As a consequence of this decision, all ULFA members withdrew from all academic activities.
After several discussions with state actors and Executive Committee Deliberations, ULFA members were briefed on significant achievements in the negotiations such as the full implementation and enrollment of all faculty and pensioned former workers of the UL with the NASSCORP, Payments of arrears for Part-Time faculty, payment of arrears for Pensioned employees among others.
The GA has also mandated all faculty members to submit to a ULFA specialized committee through their respective chairpersons all academic credentials for verification and onward submission to the UL Authorities as a means of ensuring the full actualization of the credentials audit process at the University of Liberia.
