By: Moses M. Tokpah
Former acting president of the Harbel College (HARCO) now Margibi
University (MU), Dr. Joseph D.S. Boldar has urged President Joseph Nyuma
Boakai to appoint a Margibian to serve as president of the institution.
The college was established in 2012 during the administration of former president
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf who signed the Act into law.
Harbel College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, an
institutional member of the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMD) as well as
a registered member of Association of Liberian Universities (ALU).
HARCO offers an academically rigorous, comprehensive and applied relevance-
based degree programs in such areas as Occupation Safety & Health,
Mechanical/Renewable Energy Engineering, Climate Change Studies, Disaster and
Emergency Management, Agri-Business, Information Technology, and Liberian
Studies to support economic and national development.
Currently, there is a search for a new president to take over the institution,
and the immediate past acting president, is recommending the appointment of
an experienced, qualified and competent Margibian to the position, adding
that the county has PHD holders that can stir the affairs of the university.
Dr. Boldar served as the second president after being appointed by former
President George Weah in May 2023 to replace Dr. Syrulwa Somah who was
also appointed by former president Sirleaf in November 2015.
According to him, his appeal that President Boakai should appoint a son of
the county is based on the fact that the university is the county’s school, and
citizens of Margibi should be given first preference.
He emphasized that the institution is in the county and will create
employment opportunities for its citizens.Dr. Boldar further stated that there are nine colleges that will be headed by
nine deans and nine chairpersons as well as other areas for citizens of the
county to be employed, saying that appointing someone from the county who
understands the people’s interaction will greatly impact the institution.
“Please, the president of the university should come from the terrain, so, Hon.
Jones please look into that direction for a citizen of Margibi to be appointed
to be the president of Margibi University. The University will create
employment for Margibians” he emphasized.
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