Inaugural Address:

"Mr. Chairman, Invited Guests, Electoral Commissioner, Colleague Executives, Fellow Students, I deem it a great honour to address you this afternoon as the PASSAG President.
Before I go on, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate everybody who in diverse ways made the electoral process a success. Here I would like to mention the members of the electoral board, outgone executives and all passarians especially third years who took time off their busy schedules to cast their votes. Thank you.
This maiden speech is to outline the plan of action for the 2003/04 executive board while in office. The blueprint is as follows:

1.To Liaise with CIPS For Group Membership: Mr. Chairman, the 2001/02 executives were able to register some of us with the Institute of Supply Management based in the United States, but you will all agree with me that in Ghana CIPS is more recognised in terms of job placement and academic progression. In a bid to improve on what they did, we are going to put measures in place to acquire group membership for members who have fulfilled their financial obligations to the association.

2.Association's Personalised Website: Plans are far advanced to launch a personal website for the association. The main importance of having a website of our own is to publicise and create awareness of the association to the world and to make information easily accessible to all members. Mr chair, in this times of technological advancement, we as a group should not be left behind.

3.Notice Board: We intend acquiring a new notice board befitting the status of the association. A notice board that can house all our results and other notices when released.

4.Open Door Policy: I want to assure members on behalf of my executive team that we are going to take suggestions, criticisms and advice from all and sundry since that is the only way of knowing their grievances. In as much as we would welcome constructive criticism, we will reject all criticisms based on hear say. A suggestion box is going to be created next to the notice board for feedback from members.

5.Amendment Of Constitution: Mr. Chairman, in order to make the association more vibrant and dynamic, certain clauses in the constitution needs to be studied critically since

hey have outlived their usefulness. We can only amend the constitution with approval of members at a general council meeting. I will like to use this opportunity to entreat all members present to make themselves available for the next general council meeting to be held next semester so that we can all deliberate on this pertinent issue.

6.Sponsorship Committee: The previous executive failed woefully in their sponsorship drive for the association. This can be attributed to the lukewarm attitude the showed to the committee. We promise to reverse that trend and revive the committee.

7.Accountability: Mr. Chairman, most members of the association including myself are dissatisfied with the debt incurred by the association during the social trip organised to ADA FOAH.Since the outgoing executives have failed to give us a comprehensive report as to what really transpired, I together with my team will institute an independent enquiry into the whole issue to actually find out what went wrong. On this note if would like to plead with the outgoing executives to make themselves available anytime they are called upon to clarify issues.

Mr. Chairman, before we can achieve any of the above, we would need the Support, prayers and contributions of all members. The days of apathy and lukewarm attitude by members towards the association should cease. Members should also make their financial contributions as and when required of them.

Mr. Chairman, Invited Guests, Electoral Commissionner, Colleague Executives, Fellow Students, before I take my seat I would like to thank all of you present for your time and patience throughout the whole program, God Bless you and have a productive vacation.

Good Afternoon."