Section 4: Membership of the Board.

The Board shall consist of-(a) a chairman to be appointed by the President;
(b) five members to represent the States of the Federation to be chosen in rotation from the five zones set out in the First Schedule to this Act, on the recommendation of the Governors of the States concerned;
[First Schedule.]
(c) a representative of the Ministry charged with the responsibility for matters relating to the Centre;
(d) the Director of the Centre;
(e) seven other members appointed by the Minister from the following Ministry or bodies, that is-
(i) the Ministry of Education;
(ii) the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture;
(iii) the Nigeria Police Force;
(iv) any arm of the armed forces of the Federation;
(v) the National Council of Women Societies;
(vi) the Nigerian Youth Trust; and
(vii) the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association.