Monrovia, Liberia (October 27, 2026)- The University

of Liberia has referred student William B. Sando to its Disciplinary

Committee to investigate his claim that he is the acting

president of the University of Liberia Student Interim

Leadership (ULSIL).

The university’s Division of Student Affairs, in an official communication dated October 23 to Disciplinary Committee Chairman Mr. Andrew Dean, said student Sando introduced himself as the “Acting President of ULSIL” during recent live

Facebook broadcasts on the official pages of the accused and Senator Nathaniel McGail.

In the Facebook live, Sando claimed to speak for UL

students and petitioned the University Administration in

that purported capacity, without any valid mandate.

The UL Division of Student Affairs said Sando made

statements to the public that are misleading and inaccurate

regarding the existence and status of student leadership at

the University.

Asst. Prof. Saydah Williamson Taylory, Vice President and

Dean of Student Affairs of the University of Liberia, said

student Sando previously served as Student Representative

(S.R.) to the ULSIL during the 2024-2025 period.

She added that the leadership arrangement operated under

the extended ULSIL Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) of 2024, which expired on December 31, 2025.

“Since that date, no acting or interim student leadership has

existed at ULSIL, and the Student Union Building has

remained closed. Mr. Sando therefore holds no office,

mandate, or authority to represent the student body,” said

Asst. Prof. Williamson Taylor.

She said Mr. Sando was verbally advised and cautioned on

several occasions, including during student leaders’

stakeholder meetings, to cease holding himself out as a

student leader.

However, the accused continues this conduct which, if

established by the investigation, constitutes violations of

the several provisions of the university’s student handbook.

The communication lists Rule 1 (Dishonesty); Rule 6

(Creating Unrest on Campus; Acts of Hooliganism,

Vandalism, and Violence); Rule 10 (Hostile and

Disrespectful Behavior towards University Authorities);

and Rule 13 (Circulation of Scurrilous Leaflets or Other

Publications), as provisions that student Sando has

violated.

The Division of Student Affairs has therefore requested Mr.

Sando to respond to the concerns and be heard, in keeping

with due process.

It further requested the Disciplinary Committee to

investigate the matter fully, including the authenticity and

content of the broadcasts and petitions, and to determine

whether the Student Handbook’s provisions cited have

been violated.

The committee has been mandated to recommend and

impose appropriate sanctions, should the allegations be 

substantiated, and report its findings and decision to the

Division of Student Affairs.

“I further request that this matter be treated with the

urgency it deserves, given its potential to mislead the

public and disrupt harmony on campus,” Vice President

Williamson Taylor said.

A warning letter from the Division of Student Affairs has

been addressed to student Sando regarding his actions,

particularly concerning his statements to the public that are

inaccurate and misleading about student leadership at the

university and purported to represent the UL student body.

“You are hereby formally warned to IMMEDIATELY

CEASE AND DESIST from: identifying yourself as

Acting President, or holding yourself out as an officer, of

ULSIL or any student government body,” the

communication said.

Meanwhile, the Division of Student Affairs has

admonished the public, the student community, partner

institutions, and all stakeholders that student Sando is purporting to be, and presenting himself as the acting

president of ULSIL.

“This claim is false, and the public is advised not to take

him seriously,” the office said.