The Vanguard Pupil Unification Get together (SUP on the state-owned College of Liberia(UL) has threatened to stage a number of protests starting Monday, September 15 till the college’s President Dr. Layli Maparyan is dismissed or voluntarily resign from the establishment for abruptly saying the reopening of the establishment with out addressing their issues.
By Obediah Johnson
SUP claimed that regardless of its current assembly held with the Speaker of the Home of Representatives Richard Koon and different legislators and Dr. Maparyan, nothing has been finished by the administration of the college to deal with their issues.
SUP made the decision in an announcement launched in Monrovia on Thursday, September 11, 2025 underneath the signatures of its Secretary Normal and Chairman
Odecious Mulbah and Sylvester Wheeler respectively.
SUP said that the choice taken by the college authorities to proceed with tutorial actions with out addressing the non-negotiable calls for of scholars is a show of conceitedness, pomposity and an entire disregard for college kids’ welfare and tutorial integrity.
“The Revolutionary Pupil Unification Get together (SUP) stands in unwavering solidarity with the scholars of the College of Liberia. Regardless of our pressing assembly with the Speaker, Dr. Layli Maparyan, and members of the Home of Representatives geared toward addressing our calls for, the UL administration, underneath the inept management of Dr. Maparyan continues to disregard the professional issues of over 25,000 college students whereas saying the reopening of faculty.”
The Pupil Motion mentioned Dr. Maparyan ought to both resign from the college or be dismissed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai as a result of, in line with SUP, her management has allegedly failed the scholars and the State run college.
The group referred to as for the reversion of trip faculty determination, noting that trip faculty should not be designated as a full semester.
SUP needs the upcoming semester to be acknowledged because the second semester.
It famous that the add and drop concern should even be resolved by the administration.
“Administrative failures from the earlier semester have to be rectified, and college students’ grades up to date on the college portal instantly.”
SUP additional referred to as for the availability of buses to commute college students to and from the Fendall Campus of the college.
The College students’ Motion mentioned amenities on the college have to be improved with useful loos and adequate seating secured earlier than the resumption of educational actions this semester.
SUP referred to as for the launch of investigation into alleged unlawful dismissals with the institution of an unbiased committee.
The group maintained that the administration should launch the report that knowledgeable its determination to dismiss and droop staff for the sake of transparency and accountability.
SUP said that campus safety have to be strengthened and empowered to guard college students, college and workers.
The group, nevertheless, underscored the necessity for the assessment of employment practices on the college.
SUP identified that hiring procedures have to be truthful, accountable and clear.
The group referred to as for the reconstitution and restructuring of the Board of Trustees of the college to replicate statutory requirements.
“SUP requires mass and unrelenting protests throughout all campuses of the College of Liberia starting Monday, September 15, 2025. We demand the rapid resignation or dismissal of President Dr. Layli Maparyan, whose management is marked by corruption, incompetence, and failure to deal with essential points plaguing our nation’s premier establishment of upper studying. Our calls for are clear and non-negotiable.”
SUP, nevertheless, pledged that it could not falter in its dedication to the scholars’ trigger, noting that, “dialogue with out motion is meaningless and ineffective.”
“We name on all college students to assemble on the campuses as we demand the rapid and uncompromising resignation of Dr. Maparyan,” SUP added.
