Management of St Paul’s Senior High School in Denu have expressed worry over government’s delay in issuing a white paper on the findings of the committee that investigate the rioting in the school.
In February 2015, students of the St Paul’s Senior High School staged a protest against the school authorities for stopping them from lynching two suspected gay students.
[contextly_sidebar id=”b0t14rKaPtc0MqhoaDB0Y5GyrDV6RGPB”]The protest degenerated into chaos which claimed the life of one student and left several others severely injured after local Police intervened.
The issue forced authorities to shut down the school.
The Municipal Security Council later formed a seven-member committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the riots.
But in an interview with Citi News, the Board Chairman of the school, David Nutakor, says although the committee has submitted its report, government is yet to state its position on the Committee’s findings.
“We were mandated, I was part of the committee, we finished our work on the 25th April. As we speaking they have not brought the white paper. And by law with no white paper, even we who worked on the report cannot let out the content of the report. We have been waiting for that and I said it’s stifling the administration of the school; somebody’s life was lost, we were expecting some compensation, masters’ properties, cars were destroyed. We are waiting for government to accept the recommendation,” he said.
David Nutakor says government must expedite work on the white paper and its subsequent implementation.
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By: King Norbert Akpablie/citifmonline.com/Ghana