Section 9: Establishment and composition of the Nigerian Army Council

(1) There shall be established for the Army a council to be known as the Nigerian Army Council (in this Act referred to as "the Army Council").
(2) The Army Council shall consist of-
(a) the Minister of Defence who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Chief of Defence Staff who shall be the Vice-Chairman; and
(c) the Chief of Army Staff.
(3) The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence shall be the Secretary to the Council.
(4) The Chairman may, from time to time, appoint any member of the Army Council to perform the duties of the Chairman at any meeting of the Army Council at which the Chairman is absent and the appointment may be either general or in respect of a particular meeting.
(5) If a member of the Army Council is unable for any reason whatsoever to perform his duties as a member, he may, with the approval of the Chairman, nominate any other officer to perform those duties during the period he is unable to do so.
(6) The Army Council may, whenever it deems it necessary, co-opt any officer, public officer or any other person as a member of the Army Council for the purpose of any particular meeting of the Army Council but that officer, public officer or other person shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting or count towards a quorum, and his membership of the Army Council shall cease at the end of that particular meeting unless the Army Council otherwise decides.