Section 8: State Committee

(1) There shall be established for each State in the Federation, a State Committee of the National Housing Facilitation Council, which shall carry out in the State for which the Committee is established, such duties as may be conferred on it by or pursuant to this Act or as may, from time to time, be delegated to it by the Council.
(2) Every State Committee shall consist of a public officer as chairman thereof, to be appointed by the Commissioner responsible for industry and trade from his ministry and the following other members, that is-
(a) the representative in the State, of the Federal Ministry of Employment, Labour and Productivity;
(b) a representative of the State Ministry responsible for housing matters;
(c) a representative of any housing corporation established by law in the State;
(d) one person to be appointed by the Commissioner aforesaid to represent the interest of local governments in the State;
(e) a representative of the Chambers of commerce and Industry in the State;
(f) a representative of the State branch of the Nigerian Labour Congress; and
(g) one person to represent interests not otherwise represented above.
(3) The provisions of section 7 of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the proceedings of a State Committee and the other matters therein mentioned.