National Union of Ghana Students

NUGS, officially The National Union of Ghana Students is the largest student organization in Ghana.[1] However the date of it foundation has been the subject of controversy. The official Facebook page suggests 1964.[2] However Professor Anselmus Kludze, father of Ave Kludze, claimed that he was the National President of NUGS for the period 1962–1963. He stated he was preceded by P.D. Vanderpuije of the University of Science and Technology (UST) and followed by Mr. F.Y.I. Fiagbe, also of the UST. He further claims that both he and Fiagbe, along with Antwi (the General Secretary at the time), Mr. Easmon and Mr. Kodwo Carr were all arrested and imprisoned without trial under the Preventive Detention Act.[3]

The organisation can trace its origins to the Union of Gold Coast Students in West Africa which was founded in the 1930s.[4] Originally the Union had as one of its aims an end to British colonial rule and the achievement independence.[4]

See also

References
  1. "About us • NUGS". Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. "About NUGS". NUGS Facebook page. NUGS. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. Sarfo, Samuel Adjei (22 April 2015). "Prof. Justice Kludze's Take on Nkrumah's Dictatorship. Part Five". Ghana Web. Ghana Web. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. "Information on the history of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) from its founding to the present, on the executives of the NUGS in each Ghanaian university or college and on any arrests of NUGS personnel from the inception of NUGS [GHA13020], 08 February 1993". IRB - Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 8 February 1993. Retrieved 21 July 2014.


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