Section 9: Establishment of the National Technical Advisory Committee

(1) There is hereby established for the Programme a National Technical Advisory Committee which shall consist of-
(a) a chairman;
(b) a representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development not below the rank of a Director;
[1997 No. 20.]
(c) the Director-General, National Directorate of Employment;
(d) the Director-General, Raw Materials, Research and Development Council;
(e) the Director-General, Federal Environmental Protection Agency;
(f) the Executive Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council;
(g) the Director, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi;
(h) the Chief Executive, Projects Development Agency;
(i) the Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria;
(j) the Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control;
(k) the Managing Director, Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill;
(l) the President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria;
(m) the President, Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industries;
(n) the President, Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises;
(o) the President, Nigerian Society of Engineers;
(p) the Managing Director, Peoples Bank of Nigeria; and
[1999 No. 43.]
(q) the Director-General of the Programme.
(2) The members of the National Technical Advisory Committee, other than the Director-General of the Programme, shall be appointed by the Board.
(3) For the attainment of the objectives of the Programme set out in section 2 of this Act, the National Technical Advisory Committee may, subject to provisions of paragraph 2 (3) of the Schedule to this Act, whenever it is expedient so to do, co-opt persons from Federal Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments and other bodies to serve on the National Technical Advisory Committee.
[Schedule.]