Section 1: Establishment of the Federal Character Commission, etc.

(1) There is hereby established a body to be known as the Federal Character Commission (in this Act referred to as "the Commission").
(2)
The Commission-
(a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession;
(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate name;
(c)
shall have its headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; and
(d) shall establish an office in each State of the Federation.
(3) The Commission shall not be subject to the direction, control or supervision of any other authority or person in the performance of its functions under this Act other than the President.