The NEWS
(Monrovia)
7 October 2008
Monrovia — The Booker Washington Institute Alumni Association (BWIAA) says it is disappointed that the move started this year to elevate the status of the institute to a college has failed to make progress.
According to a release, the association is seeking the intervention of the institute's board of governors headed by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to break the impasse.
BWIAA, in the release, expressed outrage that since it was re-constituted months ago, the board itself has shown no indication of its readiness to get down to business.
The release said a high level delegation from the association met with BWI Principal Mulbah Jackollie during which he expressed his frustration in the institute elevation process.
The release quotes Jackollie as telling the delegation that the draft bill for BWI's elevation has since been given to the Ministry of Education, but is yet to be submitted to the National Legislature for deliberation.
BWIAA says it views the delay as troubling, unacceptable and counter-productive to Liberia's quest for manpower training after years of civil war.
"As the association seeks President Sirleaf's intervention, it pledged to remain supportive and resolute in its campaign to see BWI elevated, something the body says the institute convincing deserves," the release said.
BWIAA called on people who have the passion for higher and quality education in Liberia to join the campaign to upgrade the standard of the technical institution.
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