Section 4: Powers of the Board.

(1) The powers-
(a) vested in the Minister in sections 5 and 6 of the Immigration Act;
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(b) vested in the President and the Federal Civil Service Commission in sections 15 and 16 of the Prisons Act; and
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(c)
being exercised by the Federal Civil Service Commission under paragraph 11 of Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to appoint and exercise disciplinary control over staff of the Department of Immigration,
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are hereby vested in the Board.
(2) The Board shall have power-
(a) to appoint persons to hold or act in all the offices in the affected Services, including power to make appointments on promotion or transfer and to confirm appointments; and
(b) to dismiss and exercise other disciplinary control over persons appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) The power conferred on the Board under subsection (2) of this section, shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other enactment, include the power to appoint and exercise disciplinary control over-
(a) the Director of Immigration; and
(b) the Director of the Nigerian Prisons Service.
(4) If the Board thinks it expedient that any vacancy in the staff of the affected Services should be filled by a person holding office in civil service of the Federation or of a State, it shall notify the appropriate Civil Service Commission to that effect and thereafter the Board may by arrangement with the Civil Service Commission concerned, cause such vacancy to be filled by way of secondment or transfer.
(5) Where any member of a civil service is seconded under subsection (4) of this section, he shall be notified of the terms and conditions of the secondment; and the secondment shall be without prejudice to any pension rights which but for the secondment would still accrue to him.
(6) A person seconded pursuant to subsection (4) of this section may elect, subject to the approval of the Board, to be transferred to the affected Services.
(7) Any member of staff of the affected Services may elect to be transferred or seconded to any other public service of the Federation and such right of transfer or secondment shall not operate to the disadvantage of the officer concerned.