The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) Anthony Abotsi Afriyie has accused a Deputy Information Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Deputy Education Minister J. S. Annan and the IGP Paul Tawiah Quaye of being behind his purported removal from the Union. According to him, these government officials are behind what he calls an illegal emergency Congress where a vote of no confidence was passed in him. NUGS at a contentious emergency congress held on Saturday December 4, purported to have passed a vote of no confidence and removed from office its president, Anthony Abotsi Afriyie. The congress said Mr Afriyie was removed from office for taking decisions unilaterally contrary to the constitution of NUGS which states in Article 18 Section (a) that congress shall be the highest legislative and decision making organ. Anthony Abotsi Afriyie, the congress claimed, suspended two of the Union’s executives, the General Secretary Patrick Adonoo and International Relations Secretary, Benedicta Lasi without consulting congress. At a press conference held in Accra Wednesday, Anthony Abotsi Afriyie accused the two deputy ministers of manipulating and orchestrating divisiveness on the students front instead of concentrating on their work in ensuring the better Ghana they promised. He noted that students are encountering problems with logistics and accommodation in their various institutions, citing the current situation at the University for Development Studies (UDS) where students are using slabs to write exams. Mr Abosti therefore called on President Mills to advise his ministers to stop interfering in student activities and concentrate on their core duties. The General Secretary of the Union who calls himself, an Acting President, Patrick Adonoo has meanwhile issued a statement describing Mr Abotsi as a persona non-grata. Mr Adonoo denied claims by the NUGS President that certain persons in Government influenced the vote of no confidence against him. Story by : Adwoa Gyasiwaa/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana