Ratification of the United States Constitution by Rhode Island the convention instead set about drafting a new Constitution. Rhode Island was the only state to not participate in its proceedings. By April 1, 1789, the new constitution had entered into force after the required nine states had completed their ratification processes. The First United States Congress had already convened, and the Congress had already passed twelve proposed amendments, but Rhode Island still had not ratified the new Constitution and continued to effectively operate outside the new governmental structure. Opposition was chiefly due to the paper money issued in Rhode Island pounds since 1786 by the governing Country Party, intended
Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) is the national professional association representing Nigerian-trained physiotherapists as well as foreign-trained physiotherapists practicing in Nigeria. The society was inaugurated on 29 August 1959 at a meeting held at the Physiotherapy Department of the University College Hospital, Ibadan by a group of Nigerian and British Physiotherapists. The objective was the desirability and need for a professional organization. A constitution and Byelaws were drafted for ratification at the General Meeting. The first General Meeting of the Society was held on 28 November 1959 in Lagos at a physiotherapist's home. Sixteen persons