RETRACTION NOTICE: UNVEILING THE DRAMA: QUEENS HALL ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

This notice serves to inform the public about the retraction of the opinion article titled UNVEILING THE DRAMA: QUEENS HALL ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MICROSCOPE by Queen Elizabeth II Hall Press organization which was published on the 2nd of March, 2024. The decision to retract this article follows the discovery of some  misrepresentation of events that happened in the Hall.

As a press organization, we have decided to withdraw the aforementioned article.

 

Communication and the Need for a Call for Volunteers:

In the article, it was stated that there were no calls for members for the constitution review committee and it eluded that members of the committee were handpicked by the executive council. While this statement is correct and members of the constitution committee were chosen by the executive council, their actions were backed by the Queen Elizabeth II Hall Constitution and thus their decision to do this was constitutional.

 

The Constitution Review Committee Meeting

The Perceived ‘Threat’ by the General Secretary.

The General Secretary and some members of the executive council were present at a meeting convened to investigate the issues in contention during which this misunderstanding occurred.

 We would like to clarify that the Office of the Hall Warden and the Management are a symbol of authority in the Hall, and their presence ensures that the welfare of every resident of Queen Elizabeth II Hall is of utmost priority. Every Queenite has access to them and this is not the exclusive right of anyone or group.

We wish to use this medium to emphasize that we hold the person and office of the Hall Warden in high esteem. The Hall Warden should not have been mentioned in the report. We sincerely regret and apologize for any unintended perception to the contrary by the retracted article.

 

Breach in Communication Within the Executive Council.

After investigation, it has been confirmed that the hall chairperson informed members of her cabinet about the constitution review committee meeting,  the general secretary and PRO have also stated they were not aware of the meeting due to other reasons and not a lack of communication.

 

Last and most importantly;

 

The Sovereignty of the Constitution

Regardless of the issues that may have been highlighted as regards the constitution in the retracted article, the constitution remains sovereign. Nothing supersedes the constitution. Queenites understand this and an amendment committee has been set up.

 

For the reasons stated above, we have made the decision to withdraw the article. The article does not reflect the sentiments of Queen Elizabeth II Hall Press as we take the accuracy of the information passed across to Queenites very seriously and the issues stated above have necessitated a withdrawal. The purpose of the article was not to malign or misrepresent any office or to question the authority awarded that office by the Queen Elizabeth II Hall Constitution.

Queen Elizabeth II Hall Press acknowledges that imprecision and unconfirmed reports that were present in the article and we take full responsibility for the inconsistencies present in the article. We apologize for any misconception or misrepresentation perceived concerning the offices of the executive council featured in the article when it was published. Queen Elizabeth II Hall uses this medium to assure the public that all future reports will be well scrutinized. All inconveniences are regretted.