Section 11: Establishment and composition of the State Consultative Committee on Population for Development

(1) There is hereby established for each State of the Federation, a State Consultative Committee on Population for Development (in this Act referred to as "the State Consultative Committee") which shall be an integral part of the State Ministry of Health.
(2) The State Consultative Committee shall consist of-
(a) the Commissioner for Health in the State as the chairman;
(b) the Commissioners for the following State Ministries or their representatives who shall not be below the rank of director, that is-
(i) Agriculture;
(ii) Education;
(iii) Information;
(iv) Social Development;
(v) Works;
(vi) Justice; and
(vii) Finance;
(c) the Permanent Secretary or a person not below the rank of director to represent the Governor's Office;
(d) the Director-General of the State Commission for Women;
(e) the State Manager of the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria;
(f) the State Director of the National Population Commission;
(g) the State Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency;
(h) the State Family Planning Co-ordinator;
(i) one person to represent the Local Government areas in primary health care;
(j) one person to represent the Local Government areas in family planning;
(k) the State President of the Christian Association of Nigeria;
(l) the State President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs; and
(m) one Local Government Supervisor for Health to represent the Local Governments in the State.
(3) Members of the State Consultative Committee shall be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the bodies they represent.