Section 35: Appointment of Commissioners.

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), 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 the public and private sectors, for their experience or professional qualifications in the following fields or areas of competence -
(a) law, accountancy, economics, finance, engineering, or administration; and
(b) generation, transmission, system operation, distribution, supply or marketing of electricity.
(3) The seven Commissioners shall be appointed to reflect one Commissioner from each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria and a Chairman from any zone.