Section 2: Qualification and membership of the Governing Board.

(1) The Governing Board shall comprise of a Chairman, who shall be a retired judge or a legal practitioner of repute of not less than 15 years standing-
(a) representative of the Attorney-General;
(b) representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance;
(c) representative of the National Youth Service Corps Directorate;
(d) representative of the Inspector-General of Police;
(e) representative of the Comptroller General of Prisons;
(f) the Nigerian Bar Association, four representatives, one of whom shall be the General Secretary of that Association;
(g) representative of the Nigerian Labour Congress;
(h) representative of Women Group providing free legal aid services;
(i) two representatives of States sponsoring legal aid services;
(j) representative of civil society based organization providing legal aid;
(k) representative of the Nigerian Union of Journalists; and
(l) the Director-General
(2) The Chairman and other members of the Governing Board shall be appointed by the President.
(3) The Director-General shall be responsible for the provision of the secretariat and logistics for all meetings and other businesses of the Council.
(4) The First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the qualifications and tenure of the office of members of the council and other matters contained therein.