Students want lecturer out
Over 200 students at the University of Namibia (Unam) Hifikepunye Pohamba Campus in Ongwediva held a peaceful demonstration demanding for one of the lecturers to be removed permanently from the campus within five working days.
The students, led by the Student Representative Council (SRC) members, demanded that the dean of the Faculty of Education, Charmaine Villet remove lecturer Angelina Amushigamo from her position, with immediate effect.
The demonstration lasted for two hours starting around 07:00 and ended when a petition was handed over to the campus director, Sacky Iipinge. Amushigamo is being accused of victimising students. Student leaders at the campus said it was one of the burning issues raised during the just-held general student assembly (GSA), which serves as the highest decision-making organ of the students. Amushigamo is accused of failing students on purpose when it comes to research work.
When contacted for comment, Amushigamo’s phone went unanswered and then it was switched off. She did not respond to text message questions.
The petition was read by the SRC vice-president, Petrus Shiweva who said the recipient should respond to their demand within five working days or risk the students finding their own solution.
“Our demand is that this lecturer must be removed from office within five working days. Failure to do that will lead us to conclude that your office is either unwilling or unable to help us. We will therefore explore other effective ways to help ourselves,” Shiweva read.
“What is also hurting us as students is seeing our brothers and sisters who were supposed to graduate but they are not graduating because of this individual lecturer.”
The students, led by the Student Representative Council (SRC) members, demanded that the dean of the Faculty of Education, Charmaine Villet remove lecturer Angelina Amushigamo from her position, with immediate effect.
The demonstration lasted for two hours starting around 07:00 and ended when a petition was handed over to the campus director, Sacky Iipinge. Amushigamo is being accused of victimising students. Student leaders at the campus said it was one of the burning issues raised during the just-held general student assembly (GSA), which serves as the highest decision-making organ of the students. Amushigamo is accused of failing students on purpose when it comes to research work.
When contacted for comment, Amushigamo’s phone went unanswered and then it was switched off. She did not respond to text message questions.
The petition was read by the SRC vice-president, Petrus Shiweva who said the recipient should respond to their demand within five working days or risk the students finding their own solution.
“Our demand is that this lecturer must be removed from office within five working days. Failure to do that will lead us to conclude that your office is either unwilling or unable to help us. We will therefore explore other effective ways to help ourselves,” Shiweva read.
“What is also hurting us as students is seeing our brothers and sisters who were supposed to graduate but they are not graduating because of this individual lecturer.”
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