Section 34: Appointment of Commissioners.

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Commission shall consist of seven full time Commissioners appointed by the President subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(2) In selecting potential nominees, the President shall ensure that individuals are chosen, from both the public and private sectors, for their experience or professional qualifications in the following fields or areas of competence:
(a) generation, transmission, system operation, distribution or marketing of electricity; and
(b) law, accountancy, economics, finance or administration.
(3) The seven Commissioners shall be appointed to reflect one Commissioner per geo-political zone and a chairman from any zone.