AFED CONSTITUTION 3

ARTICLE 19

SECTION 3

BANKING SIGNATORIES

The association shall have three (3) signatories to her bank accounts at all the tiers of goverance. They shall be at the National, state, chapter and zonal.

They shall comprise the National level, the president, General Secretary and the Treasurer.

At the state, they shall be the controller, the General Secretary and the treasurer.

At the chapter level they shall cmprise of the chairperson, the General Secretary and the treasurer.

At the zonal level, they shall comprise of the coodinator, the General Secretary and the Treasurer.

Any one (1) of the above shall sign with the president\controller\chairperson\coodinator at all levels as the case may be withdraw any money of the association from the bank after approval by their executive members and the general house

Signatories shall change when the incumbent officers are voted out of office and the bank be notified accordingly.

ARTICLE 20

AFAC ( AFED FINANCE ASSITED COMMITTEE)

It shall be an offshoot of financial committee. To oversee the welfare of AFED members and the needy in the society. It shall coordinate contributions of members who are party to the monetary contribution. It shall be operated in the form of cooperative or thrift association. Loan shall be granted on the basis of ones contribution accoding to agreed terms by members. The membership is open to willing members from the zones and to be coodinated by the AFEC committee in the state. It shall have its own Bank account and signatories.

ARTICLE 21

TASK FORCE COMMITTEE

The State Chief Whip shall head the task force committee and its membership shall be appointed members from the zones in the state of operation. Each zone shall nominate (2) two members to serve in this committee.

They shall serve as the wheel of progress of the association in regulation, monitoring and supervision of private schools under the fold of the AFED.

They shall act as emergency rescue team to the if there are crisis.

They shall act on behalf of member schools to recover the debts owed by parents who migrate from one school to another to evade payment of their child/ward school fees.

ARTICLE 22

SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE

This committee shall constitute of only qualified teachers who are school owners (Proprietors/Proprietress) or operators.

They shall visit schools to intimate operators with day to day running of the affairs of school administration.

They shall offer advise to schools on how to meet with government requirements to secure approval of their schools.

They shall liaise with education ministry agencies to be acquainted with current rules and regulations pertaining to school establishment and in turn advice and monitor intending schools operators on the best approach on setting up a school.

They shall be link between the schools and the association and give the association detailed information regarding the functions of any school.

ARTICLE 23 SECTION 7

DISCIPLINE/PENALTIES

Disciplinary committee shall be charged with the duty of considering and determining any case received if alleged that a member misbehaved in any form.

Any erring officer or member shall be made to face disciplinary actions if found guilty in any of the followings:

any officer at any level who fails to attend meetings three consecutive times without due permission shall loose his/her position and bye-election shall be held for replacement.

When he/she become insane.

Convicted of a criminal offence involving dishonesty.

Embezzlement or stealing of association's money.

Disregard of the constitution and code of conduct.

Betrayed the association's trust.

Professional misconduct

incompetence and non performance (low productivity)

ARTICLE 23 SECTION 1

PENALTIES

Penalties will be commensurate to the offence committed.

Suspension from the Association for a particular period

Imposition of fine as shall be determined by the committee.

Withdrawal of certificate of membership and other privileges.

Total expulsion from the association.

Legal prosecution.

ARTICLE 23 SUB-SECTION 2

ABSENTEEISM

Every member shall compulsorily attend every scheduled meetings of the association at all levels as regularity and punctuality shall not be compromised.

ARTICLE 23 SECTION 3

PENALTY FOR ABSENTEES

Any Executive member at any level who is absent without notice from any meeting three (3) consecutive times shall be liable to a fine to be determined by the house at any meeting resolution.

Any member who is absent from any meeting shall be liable to a fine to be determined by the house at any meeting's resolution.

Lateness to meeting at all levels, members and executive alike shall attract a fine to be determined by the house, where lateness is persistence apart from the usual fine, such member or executive shall be an observer in the days meeting. Lateness shall be fifteen (15) minutes after reading and adoption of the minutes.

ARTICLE 24

PROPERTY

The association shall have the power to purchase or acquire any free hold, lease hold or other property for any estate to internet whatsoever and any rights or privileges over or in respect of any property, building offices, machine, vehicles, plants and any real personal property of right whatsoever which may enhance the value of the Association.

The Association shall have the power to apply, register, purchase or by any means acquire prolong and renew in Nigeria or elsewhere any patent rights, license, trademark and designs which may appear likely to be advantageous or useful to the Association.

ARTICLE 25

PATRONS/MATRONS

The association shall appoint patrons/Matrons from time to time and the number shall not be less than three (3)

They shall be men and women of proven integrity and of social standing in the society whose experience and expertise the union stands to gain from.

They shall act as fathers and mothers as advisers to the union.

They shall lead the union's delegation to functions as approved by the union.

They shall be men and women who command the respect of the generality of the members and are genuinely interested in the well being of the association's activities and programmes.

ARTICLE 26

PREROGATIVE

The association shall have the power to appoint any person's to assist the association in the discharge of any of its functions under the constitution.

ARTICLE 27

INTERPRETATION

In this constitution, unless it is otherwise expressly provided or the context otherwise required, any questions arising as to the interpretation of any section or sub-section of this constitution, the decision of the general house shall be final

ARTICLE 28

AMENDMENT

The constitution, any section or sub-section thereof is subject to modifications alteration or amendment as it may be deemed necessary in future by two third (2/3) majority of members present and voting at the general meeting, provided that sixty (60) days Notice in respect thereof is given by way of a written motion by any member or members as the case may be.