Section 2: Establishment of the Governing Board of the Agency.

(1)
There is established for the Agency a governing board which shall provide the general policy guidelines for the day-to-day administration of the Agency and shall comprise-
(a) the Vice-President of the Federation, who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Attorney-General of the Federation;
(c)
the Ministers responsible for each of the following
(i) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
(ii) the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing;
(iii) the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs;
(iv) the Federal Ministry of Finance;
(v ) the Federal Ministry of Defence;
(vi) the Federal Ministry of Water Resources;
(vii) the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Resources; and
(viii) the Federal Ministry of Education;
(ix) the Federal Ministry of Power and Steel;
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(x) the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology;
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(xi) the Federal Ministry of Environment;
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(xii) the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; and
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(xiii) the Ministry of Police Affairs;
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(d)
the Inspector-General of Police;
(e) the Chief Economic Adviser, National Planning Commission;
(f) the Director-General, National Boundary Commission;
(g) the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency;
(h) the Permanent Secretary, State and Local Government Affairs Office;
(i) the Surveyor-General of the Federation; and
(j) six other persons to represent each of the six geo-political zones;
(k)
the Executive Secretary of the Agency who shall serve as Secretary to the Board.
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(2) The Chairman and other members of the Board shall be appointed by the President.
(3)
Members of the Board other than ex officio members-
(a) shall hold office on such terms and conditions as may be specified in their letters of appointment;
(b)
shall hold office for a term of four years in the first instance and may be re-appointed thereafter for a further term of four years and no more.
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(4)
With the exception of the Executive Secretary, all members of the Board including ex officio members shall serve on a part-time basis.
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(5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, a member of the Board may at any time be removed from office by the President for inability to discharge the functions of his office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause) or for misconduct.
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(6)
A member of the Board may resign his appointment by a notice in writing under his hand and that member shall, on the date of the receipt of the notice by the President cease to be a member.
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(7)
An ex officio member of the Board shall cease to be a member upon vacation of his office on grounds of resignation, retirement from service, redeployment or for any other reason.
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(8)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of section 2 of this Act, a person shall cease to hold office as a member of the Board if-
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(a) he becomes bankrupt, suspends payment or compounds with his creditors; or
(b) he is convicted of a felony or any offence involving dishonesty or fraud; or
(c) he becomes of unsound mind, or incapable of carrying out his duties; or
(d) he is guilty of a serious misconduct in relation to his duties; or
(e) in the case of a person in possession of professional qualifications, having been disqualified or suspended (other than at his own request from practicing his profession in any part of the world) by an order of a competent authority made in respect of that member; or
(f)
he resigns his appointment by a letter addressed to the President in accordance with section 5 of this Act.
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(9)
The supplementary provisions set out in the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Board and other matters contained therein.
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