Section 13: Office of the provost, functions, appointment and tenure

(1) There is a Provost for each College (in this Act referred to as "the Provost") who shall be appointed by the Council, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) If a vacancy occurs in the post of Provost, the Council shall -
(a) advertise the vacancy in at least two widely read newspapers in Nigeria, not less than six months before the expiration of the office of the sitting Provost, specifying the-
(i) qualities of the person who may apply for the post,
(ii) terms and conditions of service applicable to the post, and
thereafter draw up a short list of suitable candidates for consideration;
(b) constitute a Search Team consisting of-
(i) a member of the Council, who is not a member of the Academic Board, as Chairman,
(ii) two members of the Academic Board, not below the rank of chief lecturer or professor,
(iii) two members of the academic community of the College, who are not below the rank of principal lecturer or associate professor and not members of the Academic Board, to be selected by the Academic Staff Congregation who identify and draw up a short list of suitable persons who are not likely to apply for the post for any reason whatsoever, and
(iv) a senior non-teaching staff, not below the rank of a deputy registrar, who shall serve as member or secretary; and
(c) conduct election to decide acceptability level of the candidates by the College and forward the results, in order of rating to the Joint Council, Academic Board and Congregation Selection Committee, established under sub section (3) provided the score from this exercise does not exceed 5 points
(3) The Council shall constitute a Joint Council, Academic Board and Congregation Selection Committee which shall consist of-
(a) the Chairman of the Council,
(b) two members of the Council, who are not members of the Academic Board,
(c) two members of the Academic Board, not below the rank of chief lecturer, who were not members of the Search Team, and
(d) a senior non-teaching staff, not below the rank of a deputy registrar, who shall recommend the three best candidates in order of performance and rating from the shortlist drawn up under sub section (2) (c).
(4) The Council shall appoint as Provost the candidate that is most suitably qualified and inform the Visitor.
(5) Subject to this Act and the general control of the Council, the Provost is the Chief Executive of the College and shall be charged with general responsibility for matters relating to the management and operations of the Colleges.
(6) The Provost shall hold office for a single term of five years only, beginning with the effective date of his appointment and on the terms and conditions, as may be specified in the letter of appointment.
(7) If on the commencement of this section a Provost appointed before the commencement of this Act has held office for-
(a) less than five years, the Provost shall be deemed to be serving the five-year single term and shall not have right for the renewal of his appointment for a further term of four years;
(b) more than five years and serving the second term of office, be deemed to be serving the last term of office without any further extension.