Section 11: Appointment of the Commandant.

1 There shall be appointed for the Institute, a Commandant, whose appointment and removal from office shall be in accordance with military posting, and who shall be responsible for-
a giving to the Council such information on the activities of the Institute as the Chairman of the Council may require; and
b authorising programmes and plans for giving effect to policy approved by the Council or to any direction of the Council, subject to all or any of the powers in this section as may be delegated to him by the Council.

2 The fact that any power has been delegated to the Commandant pursuant to subsection (1) of this section does not preclude the Council itself from exercising them in any special case.

3 The powers referred to in subsection (2) of this section shall include-
a the executive control over the military and civilian staff of the institute;
b the supervision of accounts and records;
c the preparation for approval of programmes and plans necessary to carry into effect approved policy or any directive of the Council;
d the interpretation of such policy to other members of staff of the Institute;
e the making of any recommendation on members of staff to the Council; and
f the establishment of organisational structures: committee and definitions of duties,

Provided that nothing in this Act shall be deemed to detract from the military powers of command of the Commandant, which shall include trial powers to try service personnel in accordance with the Armed Forces Act.
[Cap. A20, LFN, 2004.]

4 The Commandant shall, in the exercise of his disciplinary powers, have similar powers to that of an Air Officer Commanding or its equivalent in the conduct of summary trial or convening a court martial under the Armed Forces Act.
[Cap. A20, LFN, 2004.]