Section 16: Appointment of executive director and other staff of the Agency

(1) There shall be appointed for the Agency by the President, an executive director whose rank shall be equivalent to that of a Permanent Secretary in the civil service of the Federation.
(2) The executive director shall-
(a) be the head of the secretariat of the Agency;
(b) be responsible for the day-to day administration of the Agency and keep the
books and records of the Agency; and
(c) be subject to the supervision and control of the chairman and of the Board.
(3) The Board may, from time to time, appoint such other members of staff, as it may deem necessary, to assist the Agency in the performance of its functions under this Act.
(4) The members of staff of the Agency appointed under subsection (3) of this section shall be appointed on such terms and conditions of service as the Board may, after consultation with the Federal Civil Service Commission, determine.
(5) The members of staff of the Agency shall be public officers as defined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.