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Birifor National Union of Tertiary Students

BNUTS CONSTITUTION
2022/2023

PREAMBLE:
Trusting in the name of the Almighty God of all creation:
With the desire to raise to the highest level, the moral, spiritual, political and the intellectual standards of Birifor students for worthy emulation of posterity, we, the Birifor National Union of Tertiary Students, do hereby enact and accept this constitution for running the affairs of the union.

INTENT: The main purpose of BNUTS is to gather Birifor students who have gained admissions into the various Tertiary institutions in Ghana and beyond for studies; where changing the narrative of the Birifor student through education is our Hallmark.

CHAPTER ONE: THE CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE 1: NAME

Clause 1: This constitution shall be called the BIRIFOR NATIONAL UNION OF TERTIARY STUDENTS (BNUTS) Constitution.

ARTICLE 2: THE SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION

Clause 1: Without any prejudice, this constitution shall be the highest supreme instrument for the running of BNUTS affairs.

ARTICLE 3: THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

Clause 1: The National Executive Council and all members of BNUTS shall ensure the enforcement of this Constitution.

ARTICLE 4: THE DEFENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION

Clause 1: All members of BNUTS shall have the right to defend this constitution with respect to its provisions.

CHAPTER TWO: THE BNUTS

ARTICLE 5: MEMBERSHIP

The requirements to be a member of this union shall include:

  1. The person shall register with the general secretary to be a member.
  2. Membership is open to both freshmen and continuing students.
  3. Membership is invalid without the person honouring their dues.
  4. A person shall not be accepted by law to be a member if they deliberately refuse to participate in the activities of the union.
  5. The person must be a Brifor by tribe.
  6. Postgraduate students are eligible to be members.
  7. Members who complete school are eligible to membership but cannot contest for an executive position.

ARTICLE 6: MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

Mission: To change the narrative of the Brifor student through education.
Vision: To gather all Brifor Tertiary Students across the various institutions in Ghana into one umbrella where we can network, socialize and be of help to one another.

CHAPTER THREE: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ARTICLE 7: COMPOSITION

The executive committee shall be composed of:

  1. President
  2. Vice president
  3. General secretary and deputy
  4. Organizing secretary and deputy
  5. PRO and deputy
  6. Treasurer and deputy
  7. Women's Commissioner

NB:All portfolios, including the deputies, shall be contested and voted for except the Legal Advisor.

[Full details of Articles 8–44, including Executive Functions, Electoral Commission, Judiciary, Finances, General Assembly, Oaths, and Dissolution, are available in the official document.]

Official Record: This constitution was approved on a day in 2023 by founding members including Amos Kador (Electoral Commissioner), Joseph Olo Biibala (President), and Kpergiitey Sansah Daniel (General Secretary).

For the complete, signed PDF version of the BNUTS Constitution, please download the official document.

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