{"id":13982,"date":"2020-02-07T20:58:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T20:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ul.edu.lr\/?p=13982"},"modified":"2020-02-07T20:58:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T20:58:24","slug":"moa-returns-ul-building-a-project-management-unit-pmu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ul.edu.lr\/new\/moa-returns-ul-building-a-project-management-unit-pmu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Agriculture Returns Building to UL"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has turned\u00a0 over what was once known as the Project Management Unit (PMU) building to the University of Liberia (UL) after several years of use by the Government of Liberia.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The PMU building which started as the Agriculture Extension Training Center (AECT), was used to do mid-level training in different areas of agriculture, as well as short-term training, according to Professor Leroy Cegbe, Dean of the William R. Tolbert Jr. College of Agriculture and Forestry (CAF).<\/p>\n

\u00a0He said the College of Agriculture developed short-term programs that were demanded by the Ministry of Agriculture and other NGOs to train farmers in the area of agriculture extension.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s how it was used. But the war came and devastated the entire facility and left it in ruins,\u201d Dean Cegbe said. \u201cThe ministry again came back and rehabilitated the structure and sent in its Project Management Unit (PMU). \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSo today we are blessed that it\u2019s going to be turned over to us for us to resume the work that we did in time past,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

He said the university will immediately begin the processes that will lead to the training of county agriculture coordinators and district agriculture officers and technicians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the requisite man power; we have the human resource to commence the work. \u00a0What we lack is the inputs (tools, equipment, etc) that help us to do the work,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Dean said it was as a result of the trainings offered by the College of Agriculture that made Liberia semi self-sufficient in food production prior to the civil war. He said he believes with the necessary support for these trainings, Liberia can once again become self sufficient in food production.<\/p>\n

Presenting the keys to the building to UL President Dr. Julius S. Nelson Jr, was Deputy Agriculture Minister for Planning and Development, Professor Robert K. Fagans, Sr, who expressed gratitude to the University of Liberia for allowing the Agriculture Ministry to use its facilities for the time it stayed. Deputy Minister Fegans assured that every equipment needed to keep the building up was intact.<\/p>\n

Minister Fagans described the use of the building as \u201ca blessing to the ministry,\u201dadding that the use of the facility saved his institution a lot of cost.<\/p>\n

He said although they have turned the building over to the university, the ministry will still work with the institution in agriculture-related areas in order to empower young people.<\/p>\n

In response, UL President Dr. Nelson expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Agriculture for what he called \u201clong years of partnership\u201d and added that the university looks forward to an extension of her working relationship with the ministry in the agriculture sector of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for you giving us back this building after using it for those many years and leaving it intact for us, we say \u2018thank you,\u2019\u201d Dr. Nelson stated. \u00a0\u201cWe appreciate that. Tell your colleagues from the PMU and the whole ministry that the university team appreciates your work here and we look forward to additional opportunities and possibilities that we can continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Nelson maintained that with the facility and land space available to the university, his administration stands ready to take the institution to the next level.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis place has 5, 800 acres of land; we believe that with our new direction, we will be working closely with all the government institutions in agriculture and other areas so that we can close the gap between government agency and the university,\u201d he added. \u00a0\u201cWe will together in a very wonderful way to do the work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also speaking, Vice President for UL Relations and Acting Vice President for Administration, Atty. Norris Tweah thanked the ministry and said he hopes that the partnership continues, while stating that the ministry\u2019s legacy is etched in the university\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

VP Tweah committed to placing a priority on maintaining the building, as it is the wish of the 15th<\/sup> president of the University of Liberia to have all of the university\u2019s facilities modernized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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