SOLOMON Islands College of Higher Education (SICHE) Director Dick Ha'amori yesterday dismissed media reports saying he is not performing.
Mr Ha'amori said this response to report which appeared in the Island Sun.
He described the report as “shocking and being orchestrated by certain individuals”.
"To say that I'm underperforming is not fair because I have made a number of practical achievements during my short time here unlike previous directors," Mr Ha’amori said.
He admitted there are some decisions which he had erred, but said he had clarified that to the SICHE council.
"But to accuse me of sitting down and achieve nothing is simply untrue," he said.
Mr Ha'amori said under his leadership he had call for a review in all SICHE curriculum, new office for the student welfare, increase classroom space, improve water system at Kukum campus, facilitate the UPNG Open Campus, a new lecture theatre, increase the allowance for the council chair and members, increase enrolment of students, provide more computers for the students, settle issues with the staff union and work with the Ministry of Education to allocate scholarships for students accepted to study at the college.
He said all the accusations by the council are one-sided and made without checking the real situation and what had been achieved.
“The council chair Dr Alice Pollard should check with senior managers on what I have done.
"A survey should have been done in this case," he said.
Mr Ha'amori said the decision to have him sacked or terminated is based on differences he had with certain individuals.
He said the council should watch the achievements on the ground because what had been achieved are part of the plan of the college.
"I think I'm not doing bad during the short time here and I have a better working relation with my staff," he said.
He admitted that the working relationship with the chair is not that very good.
"She is determined to get me out of here because she had called for two extra-ordinary meeting, the second which was held on Tuesday night," he said.
“She seems to pick up information from the roadside and never checked with us in the management level.
"And she picked on information that are bias and negative," the director said.
Mr Ha'amori also confirmed receiving a letter from the council after their meeting on Tuesday night.
He said the letter was dropped off yesterday at his office without the chairperson going in to see him.
"She just dropped off the letter without coming in to see me so that we could talk, instead she left for Maravaghi Resort in Gela," he said.
The letter from the council contained several issues, claiming Mr Ha’amori’s failure to implement council decisions.
These, the council claimed, include failure to advertise the deputy director's post, failure to implement SICHE standing committee, failure to review SICHE Act, accusation of using office for private use while acting on behalf of a private company, going on leave in July without permission from the council chair, failure to produce report and an alleged affair with a female staff.
But Mr Ha'amori said most of these accusations have already been explained to the council.
He said there were also serious accusations being made against him which were more personal.
"I cannot understand why the council cannot produce assessment report to justify their arguments on some of the reasons and accusation being levelled against me" he said.
He admitted that his relation with Dr Pollard was not cordial since he brought up the motion to the council in blocking USP from taking over the lower part of the Panatina campus.
Mr Ha'amori said land is for the future use of the college.
He admitted that the Minister of Education Matthew Wale was not happy with that decision by the council.
In the letter the council had given Mr Ha'amori 10 days to resign.
"I will consider my options before making a final decision," he said.
Mr Ha’amori still has three months before his contract expires in September.
By MOFFAT MAMU
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