Gambia: UTG Management Says Sit-Down Strike Unreasonable

The University of The Gambia Senior Management Team (SMT) yesterday described the sit-down strike action by the Staff Association of UTGSA of the University as unreasonable. They further said that it is unreasonable to ask the Vice Chancellor and the SMT to resign, adding that the reason for the action is not clear to them. This was disclosed at a press conference organized by the Management team held at the Law Faculty on Wednesday 1st March, 2017 to offer their version of the issue at hand.

According to Professor Ousman Nyan, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the UTG, SMT has requested for a meeting with the UTGSA but the UTGSA insisted on meeting with the Vice Chancellor alone which he said was granted to them. "At the last meeting between the Executive of UTGSA and the Vice Chancellor, certain demands were made such as dissolution of the entire SMT, staff training and salary structure, teaching and learning materials, laboratories and classrooms etc" said the acting vice chancellor.

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