Mellam: Boycott Illegal
UPNG Vice Chancellor Professor Albert Mellam addressing UPNG Medical students at Taurama Campus. UPNG Vice Chancellor, Professor Albert Mellam has strongly advised students to return to classes tomorrow, Monday. Professor Mellam when addressing Medical students at Taurama campus on Friday reiterated that the boycott and forums are illegal as proper procedures where not followed. He said while the administration understands the rights of the students to exercise their civil rights on issues they feel strongly about, their purpose at the university must also be considered. “The continuous boycott of classes by students is illegal. I say illegal because I draw that reference from the SRC constitution where the provisions that guides how boycott of classes are done. That’s the specific reference. The senate has looked at the boycott of classes; the senate has looked at the issues that you have raised,” He said. Professor Mellam explained that the academic s