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Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors Adopts Constitution to Guide the Body

 Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors Adopts Constitution to Guide the Body


- Emeka Esogbue


The Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors, an Ibusa organization of intellectuals, which is popularly known as"GIWA," on Sunday concluded and adopted a constitution to regulate the body. GIWA, an Association with an interest in the promotion of literary and cultural spheres of the Ibusa community also plans to hold a night of tributes in honour of Philip Ngozi Ifechukwude-Kwusike who died recently. 


The President of the Association, Dr. Henry Obi Ajumeze called for a motion to adopt the draft document already submitted to the body by the Constitution Drafting Committee comprising a trio of Frank Okafor, Sir Victor Asianah, and Miss Buchi Emeagwai and the plea yielded necessary responses from members. 


Sir Victor Asianah who was the first to be heard, moved for the adoption, "I, Sir Victor Asianah, having read, understood and agreed with the totality of the contents of the draft of this Constitution and without a further proposal for change by any member, hereby support the motion that it be adopted as the valid constitution of the Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors."


"I, Tony Uso Oraegbu, KSM having carefully and diligently perused the contents of the draft constitution of GIWA as presented, do hereby support the motion for its adoption, he said in another historic statement"


With the suggestive contribution further coming from Dr. Collins Nweke, "if in the course of the morning (say till about midday) there are no objections or abstentions to the draft Constitution, it can safely go into our official records that the GIWA Constitution was unanimously adopted by members on Sunday, 25 September 2022," the constitution was adopted at exactly 1:20 pm. 


A peep into GIWA's document reads, "We the members of Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors hereinafter referred to as "GIWA" to promote the culture of literacy, arts and culture of our community (Ibusa) having firmly and solemnly resolved DO HEREBY MAKE, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES the following Constitution..."


The above is followed by the aims and objectives of the Association. 


GIWA is the first of its kind in the community in which a group will come together to pursue intellectual development. 


A Career Counselor who is also the Treasurer of the Association, Dr. Priscilla Okeleke remarked that she giving God all the glory for the accomplishment. 


GIWA's planned Night of Tributes for Kwusike is on October 8 inside the Kefas Hall, Kefas Park, Umuodafe according to Comrade Austin Ogechukwu Nwulia, the body's Secretary.

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