AFED CONSTITUTION 1

AFED CONSTITUTION

SECTION 1

PREAMBLE

We the entire members of the ASSOCIATON FOR FORMIDABLE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AFED) operators of private Nursery, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Allied education institutions, do hereby make, enact and give unto ourselves this constitution, to promote, provide, harmonize and guarantee good governance built on love, equality and justice for all.

As stakeholders, this constitution shall explain the administrative set up and authority governing the association. The association is non-political but purely humanitarian and education aiding with the desire to improve and enhance education in Nigeria and world at large.

ARTICLE 1 SUB-SECTION1

NAME:

The name of the association shall be known and called ASSOCIATION FOR FORMIDABLE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, thereafter, to be known and referred to as (AFED).

ARTICLE 1 SUB-SECTION 2

MOTTO

The motto of the association shall be "TOWARDS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND EFFICIENCY".

ARTICLE 1 SUB-SECTION 3

SLOGAN

The slogan shall be:

SOLO: AFED

RESPONSE: PROGRESS

SOLO: GREAT AFEDIANS

RESPONSE: GREAT

ARTICLE 2 SUB-SECTION 1

HEADQUATERS

The national headquaters of the association shall be situated at Abuja while the state headquaters shall be situated at the state capitals.

The chapters and zonal headquaters shall be situated at their respective areas of operation.

ARTICLE2 SUB-SECTION 2

NATURE

Association for formidable Education development (AFED) is a professional body and not a profit making association.

ARTICLE 2 SUB-SECTION 3

ASSOCIATION SEAL

The association seal shall be kept in custody of the General Secretary who will produce it whenever it is required by the executive council of the association.

ARTICLE 2 SUB-SECTION 4

CITATION

This constitution may be cited as the constitution of Association for FORMIDABLE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AFED) National 2006.

The provisions of this constitution shall come into force from the 1st day of January, 2006.

ARTICLE 2 SUB-SECTION 5

THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The association shall have four (4) tiers of government with the National Executives as the apex ruling body. Directly under this are the state Executives, which shall be in the state headquarters of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The chapter executives shall be directly under the state Executives and under the chapter Executives are the Zonal Executives.

ARTICLE 3

CONSTITUTION

This constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on all members of the association irrespective of status. It shall have the force of the law from the date and time it shall be adopted by at least two third (2\3) majority of the members present at the congress where it shall be read and cited as the constitution of Association for Formidable Educational Development ( AFED)

ARTICLE 4

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

To promote unity, cooperation and friendly atmosphere among members schools.

To promote creativity in the educational system to guide, motivate, encourage, assist and give technical advise for the development of member schools to meet set standards

To solicit for fund and educational aid and accept same from individuals, government, local and international bodies, groups and organizations for the benefit and improvement of member schools.

To promote the progress and mutual co-existence of members and assist where possible in contributing positively to the solid educational well being of the society.

To undertake philanthropic particularly those who are orphans and low income earners in the society, academic development of indigent children and to enhance their productivity as useful members of the society.

To provide a forum whereby it shall counsel, stimulate and initiate projects aimed at developing and harnessing the physical mental, moral and financial resources of members in order to make them useful, prosperous and self reliant in the actualization of our set goals.

To co-operate with the existing and would be organizations, groups and individuals whose aims and aspirations are similar to our.

ARTICLE 5

MEMBERSHIP

The membership of the association shall be open to male\female with the intent to establish and run a school and must have the interest of the child at heart from cradle, irrespective of Race. Nationality, Religion, Tribe. He\She must be ready to establish, run and manage school in Nigeria.

ARTICLE 5 SUB-SECTION1

REGISTRATION

A prospective member shall be sponsored by two bonafide members of the associations (AFED) as referees with a non-refundable registration fees of (N ).

He \ She must have completed the registration \ Application form, obtainable from the Zonal chairman\secretary with a non-refundable fee of N500.00.

He \ She must have attained the age of twenty (20 yrs) and above.

He \ She must accept the association's constitution supremacy in all his \ her dealings with the association.

ARTICLE 5 SUB-SECTION 2

QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS FOR ELECTION

To be eligible for nomination and election into an executive office, a candidate must have actively involved in the affairs of the association in the zone and local chapter for a period of two (2) years at the zone and 3 years at the chapter, and 4 years at the state\national. He\She must have served as one of the executive in the association in any level.

He\She must be mentally sound.

He\She must be a bonafide and financial member of the association.

He\She must be endorsed by his zone.

He\She must be transparent, intelligent, dynamic, diplomatic and consistent at all times

He\She must not be owing the association money at the time as nomination and election or thereafter.

He\She must be proprietor \ proprietress.

The President, Deputy president, General secretary, as well as the controller, Vice controller, General secretary at the National, state and chapter shall possess a minimum degree\NCE certificate in education or post graduate Diploma in education.

Any candidate standing for nomination and election into office other than those mentioned above must have a minimum academic qualification of O\level or its equivalent.

At the state level, he\She must possess a minimun of NCE\OND certificate as well as at the chapter level.

Candidates for 8,9 &10 above must attach photocopies of their curriculum vitae to the application form for the CTC perusal and confirmation, failing which, such candidates stand disqualified instantly.

ARTICLE 6 SUB-SECTION 1

MEETINGS

There shall be meeting at the various level of the organization (National, State, Chapter and Zone). The time and date such meetings shall be determined by them at those levels

ARTICLE 6 SUB-SECTION 2

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

There shall be an annual general meeting at the National level only. It shall be convened by the National President and at a designated location determined by the National Executive council.

The state general meeting shall be convened by the state controller and its executive members and shall be held in the state capital and at designated location determined by the executives.

ARTICLE 6 SUB-SECTION 3

CONGRESS

Congress shall be convened at all levels (National, State, Chapter and Zone). It shall embrace all members of the association from all levels. It shall discuss among other things ways and measns of moving the association forward.

ARTICLE 6 SUB-SECTION 4

RESOLUTIONS AT MEETING

The resolutions, decisions and bye-laws taken at the meetings shall be binding on all members of the association.

ARTICLE 7

TENURE OF OFFICERS

An officer shall hold office for FOUR YEARS ( 4 YRS) in the first instance and shall be eligible for re-election for the second term (2nd ) and shall not stand for election for the 3rd term in any particular position \ post \, he \she have served. This provision is on subject to amendment.

ARTICLE 8 SUB-SECTION

DESIGNATION AND TITLE

The National Executives shall be made up of the following:

The National President

The National Deputy President

The National General Secretary

The National Assistant General Secretary

The National Financial Secretary

The National Financial Assistant Secretary

The National Treasurer

The National Pubic Relations Officer 1

The National Public Relations Officer 2

The National Public Relations Officer 3

The National Welfare Officer 1

The National Welfare Officer 2

The National Social Secretary 1

The National Social Secretary 2

The Internal Auditor

The External Auditor ( By Appointment)

The Administrative secretary ( By Appointment)

ARTICLE 8 SUB-SECTION 2

THE STATE EXECUTIVES

The state executive shall administer the affairs of the state and report to the National Executive. The state executive shall be made up of the following:

The State controller

The state Deputy controller

The State General secretary

The state Assistant Secretary

The state Financial secretary

The state Assistant Financial secretary

The state Treasurer

The State Public Relations Officer 1

The State Welfare Officer 1

The state Welfare Officer 2

The state Social Secretary 1

The State Social Secretary 2

The State Internal Auditor

ARTICLE 8 SUB-SECTION 3

THE CHAPTER EXECUTIVES

The chapter executive shall administer the affairs of the chapter and report to the state executive. The chapter executives shall be made up of the following:

The Chapter Chairman

The Chapter Vice Chairman

The Chapter General Secretary

The Chapter assistant general secretary

The Chapter financial secretary

The Chapter assistant financial secretary

The Chapter treasurer

The Chapter public relation officer

The Chapter welfare officer

The Chapter social secretary

The Chapter internal auditor.

ARTICLE 8 SUB-SECTION 4

THE ZONAL EXECUTIVES

The zonal executives shall administer the affairs of the zone and report to the chapter executive. The zonal executives shall be made up of the following:

The Zonal Chairman

The Zonal Vice Chairman

The Zonal General Secretary

The Zonal assistant general secretary

The Zonal financial secretary

The Zonal assistant financial secretary

The Zonal treasurer

The Zonal public relation officer

The Zonal welfare officer

The Zonal social secretary

The Zonal internal auditor.

SECTION 2

THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT

The National president shall:

Convene meetings through the secretary.

Preside over all the meetinga and conferences of the organization.

Direct all day-to-day affairs of the organization.

Present the presidential report and address at the annual general conferences

Represent the association at any important occasion or ceremony.

Performs all other funtions, which the annual general meeting or the Executive council shall specify.

Delegate duties to the National Deputy president, other executives and members of the association.

Set up, after due consultation with the members of the executive council, Ethics and Disciplinary committee and any other committee.

Be a signatory to the association account and preside over all monetary transaction of the association.

Checkmate the excuses of the state, Chapter and Zonal Executive from time to time to ensure or reference of stds and progress of the association at all levels.

ARTICLE 9 SUB-SECTION 1

THE NATIONAL DEPUTY PRESIDENT

The National Deputy President shall:

Be the head of the National secretariat.

Supervise the running and maintenance of the national secretariat.

Arrange for all general annual meeting, conferences and National Executive meetings

Convene meetings as directed by the National president.

Prepare minutes of all annual general meetings and other meetings

Give report of every activity of the association at the annual general meeting, conferences,other meetings and activities.

Be the custodian of the association cannon seal and other related documents

Be responsible for all correspondence on behalf of the association

Represent the association at any important occasion.

Be a signatory to the association's account.

ARTICLE 9 SUB-SECTION 3

THE ASSITANT NATIONAL SECRETARY

The assistant National secretary shall:

Assist the National Secretary in the execution of his\her duties.

Perform all other functions that might be delegated and assigned by the National President.

Represent the National Secretary and performs his \ her roles when ever the National Secretary is absent at meetings or occasion