NEC Frequently Asked Questions

1. Question: What is the composition of the National Executive Council

(NEC) of the party?
Answer: The NEC comprises various members including those from the
Central Committee, National Party Officers, Regional Vice-Chairpersons,
Secretaries, Organizers, Treasurers, Youth Organizers, Women Organizers,
Education Secretaries, Council of Elders, Members of Parliament, Ministers,
Deputy Ministers, overseas branch representatives, Youth League
representatives, Women’s League representatives, and Founding Members from
each Region.

2. Question: What functions does the National Executive Council (NEC)

perform?
Answer: The NEC serves several functions including acting as the chief
executive organ to ensure the efficient execution of party policies, guiding and
supervising party activities through the Central Committee, setting agendas for
the National Delegates Congress, enforcing the party's constitution, rules,
regulations, and bye-laws, among others.

3. Question: What power does the National Executive Council (NEC) hold
concerning the dissolution of a Branch's executive committee?
Answer: The NEC has the power to dissolve the executive committee of a
Branch of the Party. Any such action taken must be reported at the next National
Delegates Congress.

4. Question: Who appoints the Chairman for the National Delegates

Congress?
Answer: The National Executive Council (NEC) appoints a Chairman for the
National Delegates Congress when the business of the congress includes the
election of new National Officers.
 5. Question: What financial statements does the National Executive Council
(NEC) receive for consideration?
Answer: The NEC receives and considers the Statement on Income and
Expenditure of the Party in the previous year and the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities of the Party as they stood at the end of the previous year.

6. Question: What role does the National Executive Council (NEC) have in
approving the party's annual budget?
Answer: The NEC receives and approves the annual budget for the ensuing
year.

7. Question: How often does the National Executive Council (NEC) ordinarily
meet?
Answer: The NEC typically meets once a year to transact business.

8. Question: Under what circumstances can an Extraordinary Meeting of the

National Executive Council (NEC) be convened?
Answer: An Extraordinary Meeting of the NEC can be convened at the
request of the National Chairperson and Leader, the Central Committee, or upon
one-third (1/3) of the membership of the NEC.

9. Question: Who presides over meetings of the National Executive Council

(NEC)?
Answer: The National Chairperson presides over NEC meetings, and in their
absence, one of the National Vice-chairpersons presides.

10. Question: How are decisions made in meetings of the National Executive
Council (NEC)?
Answer: Decisions are reached by consensus, acclamation, or, upon request
for voting by an accredited member, by a simple majority of members present
and voting.
11. Question: What is the quorum required for meetings of the National
Executive Council (NEC)?
Answer: The quorum for NEC meetings is one-third (1/3) of the total
membership of the National Executive Council.

12. Question: How many members constitute the Council of Elders in the
National Executive Council (NEC)?
Answer: Five members are part of the Council of Elders within the NEC.

13. Question: Who are included as members of the National Executive

Council (NEC) from overseas branches?
Answer: Two representatives from each overseas branch approved by the
Central Committee are part of the NEC.

14. Question: How many representatives from the Youth League are part of
the National Executive Council (NEC)?
Answer: Ten representatives of the Youth League are included in the NEC.

15. Question: What is the role of the Women’s League representatives in the
National Executive Council (NEC)?
Answer: Ten representatives of the Women’s League are part of the NEC.

16. Question: How many Founding Members from each Region are part of the
National Executive Council (NEC)?
Answer: Two Founding Members from each Region are included in the
NEC.

17. Question: Who presents the report of the External Auditors of the Party to
the Central Committee?
Answer: The External Auditors of the Party present their report to the Central
Committee within a period specified by the Central Committee.
 18. Question: What is the responsibility of the National Executive Council
(NEC) regarding the enforcement of the Party's Constitution, rules, regulations,
standing orders, and bye-laws?
Answer: The NEC is responsible for enforcing the Party's Constitution, rules,
regulations, standing orders, and bye-laws.

19. Question: Can the National Executive Council (NEC) dissolve the
executive committee of a Branch without any reporting obligation?
Answer: No, any action of dissolving a Branch's executive committee by the
NEC must be reported at the next National Delegates Congress.

20. Question: Who approves the annual budget for the ensuing year within the
party?
Answer: The National Executive Council (NEC) receives and approves the
annual budget for the ensuing year.

21. Question: How is voting conducted in meetings of the National Executive

Council (NEC)?
Answer: Voting occurs by a simple majority of members present and voting,
or decisions can be reached by consensus or acclamation.

22. Question: What is the primary role of the Central Committee in relation to
the National Executive Council (NEC)?
Answer: The Central Committee is responsible for guiding and supervising
all Party activities through the direction given by the National Executive
Council (NEC).

23. Question: What does the National Executive Council (NEC) do in setting
an appropriate agenda for the National Delegates Congress?
Answer: The NEC is responsible for setting an appropriate agenda for the
National Delegates Congress.
 24. Question: Who has the authority to convene an Extraordinary Meeting of
the National Executive Council (NEC)?
Answer: An Extraordinary Meeting of the NEC can be convened by the
National Chairperson and Leader, the Central Committee, or upon the request of
one-third (1/3) of the NEC membership.

25. Question: What role does the National Executive Council (NEC) play in
guiding the Party’s policies and programs?
Answer: The NEC acts as the chief executive organ ensuring the efficient
execution of the Party’s policies and programs as approved by the National
Delegates Congress.

26. Question: Can decisions in the National Executive Council (NEC)

meetings be made without a quorum?
Answer: No, a quorum of one-third (1/3) of the total membership of the NEC
is required for decisions to be made during meetings.

27. Question: Who presides over the National Executive Council (NEC)
meetings in the absence of the National Chairperson?
Answer: In the absence of the National Chairperson, one of the National
Vice-chairpersons presides over NEC meetings.

28. Question: What authority does the National Executive Council (NEC)
have in relation to the National Delegates Congress?
Answer:

The NEC is responsible for appointing a Chairman for the National Delegates
Congress where the business of the congress includes the election of new
National Officers.
29. Question: How often are financial statements presented to the National
Executive Council (NEC) for consideration?
Answer: The National Executive Council (NEC) receives and considers
financial statements annually, including the Statement on Income and
Expenditure of the Party and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

30. Question: Who receives the report of the External Auditors of the Party?
Answer: The External Auditors present their report to the Central Committee
within a specified period set by the Central Committee.

These questions cover various aspects of the National Executive Council (NEC)
outlined in the provided content of your party's constitution.