Security guards at the University of Natural Resources & Environment (UNRE) have been urged to uphold the Constitution; and the rules and regulations of the institution.
Vice Chancellor Professor Philip Siaguru made the call when speaking to the guards after a parade last Friday.
He stressed that the Security Services Unit is the university’s enforcing agency and it is the duty of security officers not just to up hold the laws and By-Laws of the institution but to live by them as well.
“When you sit by and watch one By-Law being broken, you have compromised yourself,” he said.
He told the officers, which include two females, that they are the ears, eyes and the first impression of the University; and encouraged them to perform their duties without fear or favor.
“Although it is a tough call, you have a responsibility to play. When you let little things go, they lead to bigger things,” the Vice Chancellor said.
Professor Siaguru said PNG had lost the integrity of its Constitution because law enforcing agencies themselves are not complying with simple things.
“The law enforcers themselves sit or stand on the sides of open back vehicles; talk on their mobiles while driving; discharge firearms in public for unwarranted reasons; and many more.
“We can’t address the bigger issues because we haven’t got the basics right,” he said.
The Vice Chancellor encouraged the guards to consistently report members of the university community and the general public who broke university laws as well as the country’s laws.
“But you must also be ready to stand by your statements and take responsibility and follow up see that those who break the rules are disciplined appropriately,” he said.
He said once the community realized that they would be penalized for not following regulations, they would adhere, making the campus a safer place to live in.
The parade was organized by the Security Services Unit to present to the community their new uniforms with university’s name and logo.
Since the name change of the institution from University of Vudal to University of Natural Resources & Environment in 2009, the guards wore their old Vudal uniforms because financial difficulties did not allow new uniforms to be purchased for them.
Each guard received a shirt embroidered with individual ranks, a lanyard, field trouser, a cap and a pair of boots. The unit also received batons for patrol.
Chief security officer Stanley Laknga thanked Professor Siaguru for authorising payment last year after seeing the need for new uniforms and for his continued assistance to the section.
He also thanked the UNRE Public Relations Office for undertaking the difficult task of liaising with suppliers in Port Moresby for the uniforms for all guards at the institution’s Vudal campus and Popondetta campus.
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