PHOTO: Min. McGill visits CU campus
By J. Peter S. Dennis, dennisrealone@gmail.com
GBARNGA, Liberia- Nathaniel F. McGill, the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs continues his visit across the central Bong County dishing out millions of Liberian dollars and other material to students and other sectors.
His latest visit has taken him to the campus of the Cuttington University in Suakoko, outside Gbarnga, where he promised to donate a 32-seater bus to the CU administration.
This, he said will ease the transportation burden on struggling students of the institution.
Minister McGill made the pledge on behalf of the Liberian government recently, when he was invited by the Cuttington University Students Union (CUSU) at an organized fund-raising program for the bus project held on the University’s main Campus.
He said the bus will help ease the transportation burden on students who are attending the University.
The Presidential Affairs Minister assured the students and administration of CU that the 32-seater bus will be available by next month, January 2022.
Weah believes in improving education
According to him, the donation of the bus will serve as a clear manifestation that President George Manneh Weah is in readiness to improving students’ learning environment, noting that the Liberian leader believes in the improvement of the Educational system of the Country.
He indicated that the donation of the bus will mark the beginning of a long partnership amongst the Weah led-government, the students and the administration of the University.
According to him, the future of Liberia is in the hands of the young people, thus there’s a need for support in all sectors.
“This is just the beginning of a lot of good things that are going to come from this government to students and administration of Cuttington University. When the bus is donated it will serve as testimony of President Weah’s commitment to improving the learning environment of students in Liberia,” Minister McGill emphasized.
For his part, Cuttington University Students Union President, Peter Twehwah, Jr. lauded President Weah for his tireless support to striving students in the Country.
He said if the bus is donated as promised by Minister McGill, it will play a significant role in providing quality education to thousands of Liberian students who are attending the University.
The student leader said 60% of CU students are living outside of the campus in the County, and that those students find it very difficult to attend their regular classes due to the lack of finance to transport themselves on campus.
“It will be an honor for the faculty, staff and students to receive the bus, because most of our students sometimes stay away due to the lack of transportation. You know that the country is tough economically,” said CU’s Students Union President, Twehwah.
CU urges more government support
Meanwhile, Dr. Romelle A. Horton, Interim President of Cuttington University said she was gratified Minister McGill continuous efforts aimed at improving the learning environment for students in Liberia through scholarships.
The CU President also thanked the Minister of State for the partnership, adding that she looks forward to more partnership and collaboration with the Liberian government in terms of increment in budgetary support to her University.
Dr. Horton further called on Minister McGill and the Weah-led government to extend their humanitarian scholarships to CU on grounds that several students at the University are in dying need of help.
Some of the students feel the pledge made is in the right direction. They however, hope for the timely provision to ease their tension.
Cuttington University was established in 1889 and accredited by the Ministry of Education.
Since then, it is said to have graduated over a million from its undergraduate, Junior College and the graduate programs in Bong, Margibi and Montserrado counties, respectively in different professional disciplines.