CONSTITUTION OF THE

TERTIARY EDUCATION STUDENTS CONFEDRACY OF NPP (TESCON)

ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES

ARTICLE

1. SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION

2. NAME AND MOTTO
3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION
4. MEMBERSHIP
5. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATYION
6. STRUCTURE

PREAMBLE

RELYING on and trusting God in all our endeavors and in our rights in the exercise of our rights to
adopt for ourselves a document and means of coordinating and regulating our activities.

DESIROUS in raising to the highest levels the intellectual, moral, spiritual and political standards of
our association in order to establish conditions under which justice, tolerance respect and tranquility
can be maintained:

INTENT on established an accountable student government to enrich our heritage and emulate the
principles of probity, accountability, objectivity, veracity and scrupulosity;

SEEKING to promote the welfare of students of this association, ensuring an active participation of
all members in matters directly and or indirectly affecting the students of this association as well as
securing unbreakable ties of fraternal solidarity and fellowship among members, students
population of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and other Universities;

WE the members of the TERTIARY STUDENTS CONFEDERACY OF THE NEW PATRIOTIC

PARTY PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE- GHANA, do hereby adopt, enact and
promulgate this constitution as the BASIC LAW of governance of the members of this association
on this day
………………….2011.

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 ARTICLE ONE

SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION

This constitution shall be the supreme law for the governance of the Tertiary Education Students
Confederacy of the New Partriotic Party, PUC, Abetifi Ghana, subject to the provision of the
constitution of the Students Representative Council of PUC.

ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

i. Any member or group of members alleging that an act or omission of any person or a group of
persons is in contravention of any provision of this constitution may apply to the Judicial
Committee for an order or declaration to that effect.

ii. Failure to obey or carry out the terms of an order or direction given, pursuant to (ii) supra, shall
constitute a violation of this constitution and contempt of the Judicial Committee. In the case of
an Executive Officer, it shall constitute a ground for removal from office.

ARTICLE TWO

NAME AND MOTTO

i. The Association shall be known and called TERTIARY STUDENTS CONFEDERACY OF

THE New Patriotic Party, herein after referred to as ‘TESCON’.

ii. The motto of the Association shall be, “COMMITMENT, WITHOUT INDUCEMENT”.

ARTICLE THREE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION

The aims and objectives of the Association shall be:

i. To offer a common forum for the discussion of problems affecting students especially
(TESCONITES) and generally to develop a spirit of solidarity among students.

ii. To promote co-operation, understanding and friendship among TESCON members in other
institutions on one hand and any organization both within and outside the country (Ghana) on
the other in so far as the aims and objectives of such organizations do not conflict with those of
the TESCON.

iii. To work in close harmony, with other organizations who share in the ideals of the NEW
PATRIOTIC PARTY (NPP).

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iv. To advocate for RULE OF LAW in the Country with particular reference to issues militating
against the economy, social, governance and the general public.

v. To foster closer relationship with professional bodies and employers

vi. To call for and at all times seek DEVELOPMENT IN FREEDOM.

ARTICLE FOUR (4)

MEMBERSHIP

1). ACCREDITED MEMBER(S)

i. Every student or person in PUC who share in the ideals of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as
well as the TESCON and has the well being of persons living in Ghana, shall upon
registration, willingly be an accredited member of the TESCON, PUC.

ii. Student(s) in other institutions who have not the establishment of TESCON in their
respective institution shall following an application of membership become an accredited
member.

2). ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

i. Person(s) who for one reason or the other, may have events turn to their disadvantage, if
their affiliation to the TESCON is OVERT, shall upon application for consideration by the
Executive Committee and the Judicial Committee become an ASSOCIATE MEMBER of
the TESCON, PUC.

3). SYMPATHIZERS

i. Person(s) who share the ideals of the New Patriotic Party but are not registered with the
TESCON, PUC, shall be a sympathizer.

4). HONORARY MEMBERS

i. Individual(s) or Group(s) of persons who demonstrate immense commitment to the welfare

of the TESCON, PUC and are or not members referencing article 4(1) above shall at a
special ceremony (organized by the Executive Committee) for the purpose be awarded an
HONORARY MEMBER STATUS.

5). PATRON(S)

i. The Association shall have at least five patron(s) who shall be appointed by the Executive
Committee and presented to members at its Second General Meeting.

ii. At least two of the Patrons shall be the New Patriotic Party’s Regional and Constituency
Youth Organizer(s) of which PUC is domain.

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 iii. At least one of the Patrons shall also be a lecturer of the PUC.

iv. All patrons shall be HONORARY MEMBERS of the Association.

ARTICLE FIVE (5)

GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION

i. The Association shall at least twice a semester organize/convene meetings involving all other
branches within the region for the purpose to discuss relevant matters in reference to the
Association and the Party in general.

ii. Liase with other student groups on the various campuses and to establish new groups of similar
objects.

iii. To organize outreach programmes at least twice a semester in coordinating baby establishments
under the New Patriotic Party as well as provide support in kind or cash to such bodies.

iv. Organise other morale boosting and academically stimulating programmes with the purpose of
enhancing and realising the motto of the Association. These shall be in the forms of public
lectures, sporting activities and other recreational activities.

ARTICLE SIX (6)

STRUCTURE

The Association shall be essentially, a union of like-minded students of the KNUST and others as
stated by this constitution, and shall have the following organs.

i. General Assembly

ii. Executive Committee

iii. Executive Officers

iv. Judicial Committee