Section 6: Executive secretary and other staff of the Council.

(1) There shall be appointed by the President, on the recommendation of the Minister, an Executive Secretary.
(2) The Executive Secretary shall-
(a) be a person with relevant qualification and experience;
(b) be the chief executive and accounting officer of the Council;
(c) hold office-
(i) for a period of five years in the first instance and may be re-appointed for a further term of five years and no more; and
(ii) on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his letter of appointment.
(3) The Executive Secretary shall, subject to the general direction of the Council, be responsible for-
(a) the day-to-day administration of the Council;
(b) keeping the books and proper records of the proceedings of the Council;
(c) the administration of the secretariat of the Council; and
(d) the general direction and control of all other employees of the Council.
(4) The Council shall-
(a) appoint such number of directors and other employees as may, in the opinion of the Council, be required to assist the Council in the discharge of any of its functions under this Act; and
(b) pay to persons so appointed such remuneration (including allowances) as the Council may, after consultation with the Federal Civil Service Commission, determine.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, the staff of the Agricultural Sciences Department of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall be deemed to have transferred to the employment of the Council on the commencement of this Act.
(6) Any staff mentioned in subsection (5) of this section who does not wish to transfer to the employment of the Council shall remain with the Ministry.
(7) The Council shall have the power to make, with the approval of the Minister, staff regulations governing conditions of service of its employees.