Section 3: Establishment of the Governing Council.

(1) There is established for the management of the affairs of the Council a Governing Council (in this Act referred to as "the Governing Council").
(2) The Governing Council shall consist of-
(a) a Chairman, who shall be a distinguished Fellow of the profession to be appointed by the President ;
(b) the Director General of the Council who shall be the Vice-Chairman ;
(c) one representative not below the rank of a director from the supervisory Ministry ;
(d) one representative each of -
(i) National Universities Commission (NUC),
(ii) National Board for Technical Education (NBTE),
(iii) Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON),
(iv) Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN),
(v) Outdoor Advertisement Association of Nigeria (OAAN),
(vi) Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN),
(vii) Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN), and
(viii) Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria (EXMAN) ;
(e) five representatives of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) ; and
(f) the Head of Legal Unit of the Council who shall act at all times as the Secretary of the Governing Council.
(3) Except for the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary of the Governing Council, other members of the Governing Council shall be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the sector being represented.
(4) A member of the Governing Council shall-
(a) be a fit and proper person ;
(b) be a person of proven integrity ;
(c) have 10 years cognate experience in advertising and marketing communications ; and
(d) be a person duly registered as advertising practitioner as provided for under this Act.