Apatang, during the House session yesterday, challenged the authors of the document to back up their allegations.
He said his son and grandson didn’t use political connections to get employed at NMC.
“They are qualified. They went through the process,” he said.
According to Apatang, his son studied in Boise, Idaho but chose to return to Saipan to serve his homeland.
The lawmaker said the authors of the document are probably jealous “because they want something else.”
He called them “cowards” and challenged them to come out in the open.
“I went and fought for two years in Vietnam. I went and fought for this country…. Let’s…stop these innuendoes,” he said.
He noted that NMC’s accreditation is up for review by the California-based Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
NMC, he added, should be saved instead of being attacked.
