ARTICLE  VI:  ELECTION  OF OFFICERS

Section  1:  Election Bill 

(a) The provision of this bill shall be binding in the election and political process of the Organization.
(b) This bill shall be called the Organization election bill.

Section 2:  Electoral  Committee (ad-hoc)

A three member electoral committee shall be appointed by the Board members  for  the duration of the office of the

The three members of the electoral committee shall be active members (Article Ill) of the

The members of the electoral committee shall oversee the electoral procedures during the general

(a) A three-member electoral committee shall be appointed by the Board members for the duration of the office of the Board.
(b) The three members of the electoral committee shall be active members (Article III) of the Organization.
( c) The members of the electoral committee shall oversee the electoral procedures during the general elections.

( d) The election results shall be announced by the electoral committee immediately after the elections are held

Section 3:  General Election  Procedures 

(a) All candidates for both the executive committee and Board of Directors shall file an application for the desired position at least one month prior to the date of election.
(b) All applications shall include name, address, educational background, occupation, and a brief description of how the candidate intends to enhance the progress of the Organization.

(c) All applications shall be typed, and copies made available to all members present in the General Assembly meeting preceding the date of election.
(d) The conduct of elections shall be monitored by the Electoral Commission (Ad-hoc).
(e) Candidates to be elected shall not be members of the Electoral Commission.

(f) All candidates to be elected shall be present during the election.

(g) The elections of officers shall be based on a simple majority vote of the qualified general membership (ARTICLE III) present at the time of the election.

(h) Voting shall be by secret ballot only.
(i) Vote by proxy shall not be permitted.

Section 4:  Eligibility 

(a) All candidates shall have met the requirements stated in ARTICLE III
(b) All candidates shall have attended a higher institution of learning no less than two consecutive years.
( c) All candidates for the position of the President and Vice President shall have attained a degree in any subject area from a higher institution oflearning.
( d) All candidates for the position of the Treasurer shall have studied Accounting or related subject for no less than two consecutive years in a higher institution of learning.
( e) All candidates shall have no criminal record of conviction at any given point in time.

(t) All candidates shall have regularly paid all their monthly dues and other approved levies, moreover, delinquency in payments (that is, non-payments) shall not have been more than two months monthly dues.

ARTICLE VII:  TERM  OF OFFICE

Section  1:  Executive Members 

(a) All newly elected executive members shall remain in the office for a period not to exceed twocalendar years from the date of their initial or first election.
(b) All newly elected executive members shall be sworn in and assume office at the next General Assembly meeting following the election.
(c) All executive members shall hand over to their successors all the Organization’s properties, documents and materials in their possession no later than two weeks after the election.

Section 2:  Board of Directors 

(a) All newly elected members of the Board shall remain in office for a period of two years from the date of their initial or first election.
(b) All newly elected Board members shall be sworn in and assume office at the next general meeting following the election.
(c) All outgoing Board members shall hand-over to the President (for on-ward transfer to the newly elected Board members) all the Organization’s properties, documents and materials in their possession no later than three weeks after the election of the new Board members.

United Esan Organization Board of Trustees Membership

(a) The Board shall consist of not more than five (5) members.
(b) The Board Chairman, at his discretion, reserves the right to invite the Executive President to a board meeting.

Section 3:  Conditions for  Removal/Dismissal  of Officer(s)

(a) Expiration of term and or new election or
(b) Voluntary resignation or,
( c) Proof of negligence or,

( d) Proof of abuse of office (may include misrepresentation of one’s credentials to the Organization, embezzlement, corruption, bribery, misconduct etc.) or

( e) Proof of any criminal record of conviction or

(f) Any other circumstance that may militate against the moral standard expected of a member of the Organization. In this regard, such circumstance shall be defined by the Executive members or Board members and approved by a two-third majority vote of the general membership present at the General Assembly meeting during which the said circumstance was defined or argued or debated.

Section 4:  Procedure for Dismissal of Officer(s) 

(a) Proof(s) of negligence of duty, abuse of office, and criminal record shall be submitted in writing to the executive committee and the Board of Directors for review/recommendation.
(b) Irrespective of the recommendations of the officers, the merits or lack of merit of the allegations shall be a written request by any member.

( c) Emergency meeting of the General Assembly may be called if the litigant ( officer in question) refuses to tender a written notice of his resignation and return all properties/materials belonging to the Organization after a due process determines such individual to be ineligible to hold an office.
( d) The President shall serve an official notice of dismissal to any officer that becomes ineligible to hold an office. In case the President is the litigant, the Board of Directors shall serve the demoted President such an official notice of dismissal.

(e) The due process referred to in  (c) above shall  include but not limited to the   following:

(1) Consultation of the accused officer with other officers in a special meeting called by the President or the Board of Directors: as the case may be.
(2) If applicable, presentations of counter evidence (also in writing) by the accused officer to the officers’ present at the meeting
(3) If applicable, presentation of proof against the accused and/or counter evidence by the accused officer to a General Assembly in a regular or emergency meeting
( 4) A vote by the General Assembly in the merits or demerits of the proof and the counter evidence.
(5) The simple majority of the general membership present shall prevail thereafter. The accused officer is retained or removed/dismissed.