Section 5: Composition of the Commission.

(1) The Commission shall consist of :
(a) a chairman, who shall be the Chief Executive and accounting officer of the Commission.
(b) one member representing :
(i) the organized private sector;
(ii) Civil society engaged in causes relating to probity, transparency and good governance
(iii) organized labour;
(c) a representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance of a level not below the rank of a Director ; and
(d) one member to represent each of the following six geopolitical zones of the country, that is: North-Central, North-East, North-West, South-East, South-West and South-South.
(2) All members of the Commission shall be persons of proven integrity and must possess appropriate qualifications with not less than 10 years cognate post qualification experience.
(3) The Chairman and other members of the Commission other than ex-officio members shall be appointed by the President subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(4) The Chairman and members representing the six geo-political zones shall be full time members.