The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) says it sees the attempts of the Catholic University College officials to ban political activities on their campuses, to be in contradiction of the supreme laws of the land. NUGS said Article 21(1)e stipulates that “All persons shall have the right to freedom of association, which shall include freedom to form or join trade unions or other associations, national or international, for the protection of their interest”, stating that, anything contrary to this “generally is unlawful”. NUGS was reacting to statements attributed to the Vice Chancellor of Catholic University College last Saturday that, the institution had taken the decision to ban all forms of political activities on all its compuses. “The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) was taken aback by the statement of the Vice Chancellor of the Catholic University College Prof. James Hawkins Ephraim during the schools 6th congregation and the 14th matriculation over the weekend in which he told the congregated and matriculated students that the school officials have placed a ban on Political groupings like TESCHART, TESCON and TEIN”. A statement issued by NUGS on Monday said “the Union sees the statement of Prof. James Hawkins Ephraim as very unfortunate and if the nation does not take care, statements such as this will unroll our democratic aspirations in the future”. The statement said NUGS will not treat the Prof. with kid’s gloves because the Union least expected a statement of such a kind from him, “Don’t bring them into the university. Take it to town so that you do not disturb the workings of the university system,” what is this?, quoting the Vice Chancellor. “The Union will not waiver to defend students right especially in the Catholic University College when the need arises and we see this moment as an opportune time to do our work. We want to inform officials of the Catholic University College that, they have no right to ban political groupings on their campus and we will put them to task if they go ahead with their clandestine plans” NUGS said.