The name of the Association is EHI CHOYA MORIA FOUNDATION

The address of the Association shall be : 106, IKORODU-OSOSUN ROAD, SECOND FLOOR AT THE RIGHT , FADEYI, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE:

1    TO CATER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED.
2    TO CARRY OUT WELFARE WORK IN RELATION TO COMING UP WITH SUSTAINABLE SCHEMES FOR POVERTY ERADICATION.
3    TO ORGANISE WORKSHOPS FOR PROGRESSIVE AND PRODUCTIVE GAINS.
4    TO CARRY ON ALL HUMANITY PROJECTS IN HUMAN, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, CHURCHES, BOTH IN COMMUNITIES, TOWNS AND AT THE STATES LEVEL.
5    TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND RURAL EMPOWERMENT.
6    TO ORGANISE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING SOCIAL HEALTH CARE OUTREACH.
7    TO CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHIER AND MORE EQUITABLE SOCIETY THROUGH ORGANISING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, HEALTH INITIATIVES, SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS, SURVEYS, LEGAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES.
8    TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRASSROOTS COMMUNITIES THROUGH CARRYING OUT PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS.
9    TO HELP THE ORPHANS/ORPHANAGE HOMES AND THE GIFTED BUT HELPLESS ACQUIRE QUALITATIVE EDUCATION.
10    TO ASSIST MEMBERS MORALLY AND OTHERWISE WITHIN THE ABILITY AND CAPACITY OF THE FOUNDATION.

A.    The Trustees of EHI CHOYA MORIA FOUNDATION for the purpose of the Companies and Allied Matters Act CAP C20 LFN 2004, shall be elected at a General Meeting charged with responsibility of selecting the Trustees with 2/3 majority votes of members present.
B.    Such Trustees (Hereinafter referred to as, “The Trustees’’) shall not be less than 2 and more than 15 in number.
C.    A Trustee may hold office for 5 years but shall cease to hold office if he:
1.    Resigns his office
2.    Ceases to be a member of the registered Trustees of the body.
3.    Becomes insane
4.    Is officially declared bankrupt
5.    Is convicted of a criminal offence involving dishonesty by a Court of competent jurisdiction
6.    Is recommended for removal from office by a board of Governors and Trustees majority vote of members present at any General Meeting of the body
7.    Ceases to reside in Nigeria
D.    Upon a vacancy occurring in the number of Trustees a General Meeting will be held to appoint another eligible member of the Association.

A.    The Trustees shall have a Common seal.
B.    Such seal will be kept in the custody of the SECRETARY who shall produce it when required for use by the Trustees.
C.    All documents to be executed by the Trustees shall be signed by such number of them and sealed with the Common seal.


For effective administration of the Association, there shall be the following meetings
1    MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING    2/3 MAJORITY
2    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING    2/3 MAJORITY
3    EMERGENCY MEETING    2/3 MAJORITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The sources of income for the Association shall include:
1.    DONATIONS

THE FUNDS OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL BE DISBURSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION.

THE FOUNDATION SHALL OPEN BANK ACCOUNTS WITH REPUTABLE BANKS IN NIGERIA, CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY AND TREASURER SHALL BE THE SIGNATORIES TO THE SAID ACCOUNTS.

1.    Independent qualified and licenced Auditors shall be appointed by the general meeting to audit the financial records of the Association annually and submit an audited report to the Annual General Meeting of the Association.
2.    The audited financial statements (balance sheet and income and expenditure account) duly certified by independent auditors shall be annexed to the annual returns and file with the Corporate Affairs Commission.

The Association may alter the provision of its Constitution at a General meeting by a resolution passed by a simple majority of its members and approved by the Commission.


1.    THE INCOME AND PROPERTY OF EHI CHOYA MORIA FOUNDATION shall be appliedsolely
towards the promotion of the objective of the body as set forth in this RULES ANDREGULATION/CONSTITUTION: and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly orindirectly, by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise howsoever by way of profit, to the members of the Association.
2.    PROVIDED that nothing herein shall prevent the payment in good faith, or reasonable and proper remuneration to any officer or servant of the Association in return for any service actually rendered to the Association:
a.    With the exception of ex-officio members of the Governing Council, no member of the Council of Management or Governing Body shall be appointed to any salaried office of the Association or any office of the Association paid by fees; and
b.    No remuneration or other benefit in money or money’s worth shall be given by the body to any member of such Council or Governing Body except repayment of out of pocket expenses or reasonable and proper rent for premises demised, or let to the Association or reasonable fees for services rendered.
3.    If in the event of a liquidation/winding-up or dissolution of the corporate body there remains after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Association but shall be given or transferred to some other institutions, having objectssimilar to the object of Association, such institutions to be determined by the members of the Association at or before the time of dissolution.
4.    If effect cannot be given to the aforesaid provisions, then the remaining property shall be transferred to some charitable object.

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