Government was urged to “resist the temptation for political intrusion and micro-management” at the University of Guyana (UG) as 1367 students were bestowed with their diplomas and degrees at the institution’s 47th Convocation exercise held at the Turkeyen Campus on Saturday.
Although all convocations are special, the 47th convocation was extra special as it coincides with the university’s golden jubilee year, former graduate of UG and President of Fort Valley State University, Georgia, USA, Dr Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, said as he delivered the feature address. In congratulating the students, Griffith im-plored them to remember the words of Isaac Newton, “If I have seen further, it’s because of standing on the shoulders of giants.”
The professor also called on whichever political party is in government to “resist the
